"Jumper" by Melanie Crowder follows the story of a young girl named Z. Struggling with feelings of isolation and despair, she discovers a unique ability to leap into alternate realities. Each jump offers her a chance to escape her painful life and explore different possibilities, but it also brings the risk of losing herself in the process. As she navigates through these diverse worlds, Z faces her inner demons and learns valuable lessons about love, acceptance, and the importance of confronting her own reality. Ultimately, she must find the courage to choose her true path and embrace who she really is. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 336 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2022 by Penguin USA .

Melanie Crowder (www. melaniecrowder. net) is the author of National Jewish Book Award finalist and ILA Notable Book for a Global Society Audacity , as well as A Nearer Moon and Parched . She holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Melanie lives with her family on Colorado's Front Range where she has worked as an educator for more than a decade. You can follow her on Twitter @MelanieACrowder.