All in all, a great read.- Gayle Friesen, author of Janey’s Girl and The Isabel Factor The dance scenes are vividly drawn and do a wonderful job of letting us see the transformation-in-progress. By the book’s end, the reader feels that a transformation has taken place-but not without a struggle. What struck me the most about the novel was its emotional rawness. There it isn’t about relationships, parents or secrets, it’s only about expressing herself through the use of movement in a wholly authentic way.” The beautiful part is how Natalie finds her sense of self through her dancing. Because that’s usually the way growing up is, something that happens in fits and starts.
There are challenges and setbacks, times when she is vastly more mature than her fifteen years and others when she seems like a child. While some teen fiction books are about a teen’s definitive coming-of-age experience, Natalie’s road to adulthood is not so clear cut. “Here’s what I love about Leap by Jodi Lundgren. A new review from an incredibly inspiring young woman! Marathon Amy’s Review of Leap.
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