Jumping the Scratch Audiobook

" SO B. IT was great... but this one was just OK. I didn't find anything particularly wonderudl about it, it was just a nice short, never to be read again novel. "

" Nicely written but too predictable story. Falls into the not-really-sure-who-I-would-ever-recommend-it-to category. "

" I loved so b. it and was thrilled to be reading another of Sarah weeks books. I loved the character sapphy. I didn't like it as much as so b it but it was still a beautiful piece of lit!!! "

" Excellently written. Weeks really has a gift for concise description. The relationships between the characters feel real, which makes the healing aspect of the story work even if the ending is truncated to lessen the hard impact of the book. Great reader. "

" I guess my overall comment about this book is that I felt it had a lot of lead up for the last chapter. This could have been drawn out in to a longer book and I may have been more satisfied. A nice, heart-warming read. "

" I am not sure I agree with this being a teen book, other than for content. The main character is in 5th grade. 11 years old. The writing is fairly simple, and except for the thing that Jamie wants to forget (which is never described in complete detail), it's an upper elementary or middle school book. "

" I listened to this one-quick and enjoyable. I didn't find Jamie particularly likeable, but I felt like I got to know him and I felt protective of him. "

" This is a really good book with a really good ending. It starts of kind of slow though. "

" This is a great story about a young boy named Jamie and how he deals with a very traumatic experience in his life. His coping mechanism is trying to forget. It also is a good story dealing with family relationships and finding friendships in unexpected places. There is a really good part of the story where a visiting "Arthur" comes to Jamie's school and he takes an interest in Jamie. However, Jamie's teacher is depicted in a very bad light. I enjoyed the book very much. "

" Wow, what a read! Simultaneously disturbing and inspirational. This young man's journey is heart-wrenching and unforgettable. Love the "jumping the scratch" analogy. "

" I love the title of the book and how it relates to the story. I found myself thinking about the title and the ways it symbolizes things that happened in the lives of both the characters of Jamie and his aunt Sapphy. This seems like it would be a great upper elementary book, but because it has a character dealing with sexual abuse, it would probably be only be appropriate for middle school. I thought the book was very well written on lots of levels and look forward to reading more books from author Sarah Weeks. "

" I read this book because it received a request for reconsideration within my library system. As a person who has worked with children for all of my adult life, I really struggled with it, because the little boy who is the main character in the book is obviously so traumatized by an event from his past. "

" This was a really good story about friendship. It contains some sensitive issues but they are dealt with in an appropriate manner. Anyone who liked the author's other book, So B.It, would also like this one. "

" This is a really good book with a really good ending. It starts of kind of slow though. "

" i liked it! it was a little confusing, and interesting but overall good!!! "

" This was a very original story of a broken family and the effects it has on the main character a boy names Jamie. It illustrates the power of friendship and the strength of family. It has a happy ending which I always love! "

" I listened to this one-quick and enjoyable. I didn't find Jamie particularly likeable, but I felt like I got to know him and I felt protective of him. "

" This was a really good story about friendship. It contains some sensitive issues but they are dealt with in an appropriate manner. Anyone who liked the author's other book, So B.It, would also like this one. "

" A great example of the more complex, edgier YA fiction of today, compared to when I was a kid in the 70s. I'd have loved this book back then, and I love it now. "

" A great example of the more complex, edgier YA fiction of today, compared to when I was a kid in the 70s. I'd have loved this book back then, and I love it now. "

" This book is about a boy who moves with his mother to help his aunt because she has had and accident at work and has lost her short term memory. He has trouble with a bully on the bus and his new teacher until he meets a friend. "

" I LOVE this book. It's by Sarah Weeks, the same author as "So B. It," so of course it's genius. Not as good as So B. It of course, but pretty darn good. "

" Perfect plotting, pacing and charactizations with a difficult issue. Well Done. "

" Eh....wierd... "

" Perfect plotting, pacing and charactizations with a difficult issue. Well Done. "

" This was a good book weird and not a very good plot, but even so the plot doesn't come in until the end so it's still a good book. "

" Weeks has a a knack for writing good characters and she built some mystery and heartache well. Subject is sensitive. "

" I LOVE this book. It's by Sarah Weeks, the same author as "So B. It," so of course it's genius. Not as good as So B. It of course, but pretty darn good. "

" Weeks has a a knack for writing good characters and she built some mystery and heartache well. Subject is sensitive. "

" I liked this book a lot. It's another awesome book about how someone's life has been changed for the better after so many bad things. "

" YA - good book "

" I really appreciated that the bad stuff had already happened and the book was about the getting over it. "

" This is a story about a kid dealing with the aftermath of abuse. One of the great things about it is that it focuses more on the kids feelings of fear afterwards and how he starts to get past it. The incident isn't even really described which I think is great. "

" No even comparable to So B. It! "

" This was a good book weird and not a very good plot, but even so the plot doesn't come in until the end so it's still a good book. "

" Quick read. Love Sarah Weeks, and this did not disappoint! "

" We listened to this book as a family. It was a good book for stimulating discussion that was age appropriate about about abuse and avoiding abuse. "

" Awesome. Simply awesome. "

" Jamie's "normal-as-cornflakes" life has been turned upside down with his parents' divorce, moving to a new home, his aunt's accident, and the one thing he can't forget... "

" Great buildup of suspense, as the incident that has the main character traumatized is slowly revealed. "

" THis book was kind of wierd. i wouldnt reccomend it. "

" THis book was kind of wierd. i wouldnt reccomend it. "

" Sweet. So happy! "

" Eh....wierd... "

" Awesome. Simply awesome. "

" Very touching book. It was beautiful but very painful. "

" Sweet. So happy! "

" Very touching book. It was beautiful but very painful. "

" I listened to this one-quick and enjoyable. I didn't find Jamie particularly likeable, but I felt like I got to know him and I felt protective of him. "

" Jamie's "normal-as-cornflakes" life has been turned upside down with his parents' divorce, moving to a new home, his aunt's accident, and the one thing he can't forget... "

" Very good realistic fiction about a boy whose life is unraveling after a tough incident he's trying to keep secret. Weeks is excellent at portraying young people and young friendships. Don't know who I'd give this to... "

" This is a story about a kid dealing with the aftermath of abuse. One of the great things about it is that it focuses more on the kids feelings of fear afterwards and how he starts to get past it. The incident isn't even really described which I think is great. <br/> "

" I liked this book a lot. It's another awesome book about how someone's life has been changed for the better after so many bad things. "

" This was a very original story of a broken family and the effects it has on the main character a boy names Jamie. It illustrates the power of friendship and the strength of family. It has a happy ending which I always love! "

" This story dealt with some though issues, but I think that it was very well done. "

" This was a really good story about friendship. It contains some sensitive issues but they are dealt with in an appropriate manner. Anyone who liked the author's other book, So B.It, would also like this one. "

" This book is about a boy who moves with his mother to help his aunt because she has had and accident at work and has lost her short term memory. He has trouble with a bully on the bus and his new teacher until he meets a friend. "

" No even comparable to So B. It! "

" I had some friends who liked this book, but I just couldn't get into it. I listened to about the first 1/3rd. It seemed boring, and to be honest, the poor aunt who lost her memory was driving me crazy! :-) "

" We listened to this book as a family. It was a good book for stimulating discussion that was age appropriate about about abuse and avoiding abuse. "