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Steven Gould's SF classic, Jumper. Davy can teleport. He first discovers his talent during a savage beating delivered by his abusive father, when Davy jumps instantaneously to the safest place he knows, his small-town public library. As his mother did so many years before, Davy vows never to go home again. Instead, he sets off, young and inexperienced, for New York City. Davy gradually learns to use and control his powers, first for sheer survival in an environment more violent and complex than he ever imagined. But mere survival is not enough for Davy. He wants to know if his mother disappeared so completely from his life because she, too, could Jump. And as he searches for a trace of anyone else with powers like his own, he learns to use his abilities for more than escape and theft. A young man with nothing to lose, and the ability to go anyplace he wants, can help a lot of people. But he can also make a lot of trouble, and sooner or later trouble is going to come looking for him. The one way Davy can think of to locate others who can Jump is to make himself visible to

Set against the backdrop of the American West and the wilds of Africa, The Smoke Jumper is an epic story of friendship, passion and honour that charts three people's quest for happiness and self-discovery. Evans is also the author of The Horse Whisperer.

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The Tale of Two Athletes: The Story of Jumper and The Thumper is a “true life story” written by the husband and wife team of Drs’ M. Christopher and Jeana Griffith. The story was written to make a lasting impression on the hearts and minds of children and their families and to help in the battle against childhood obesity. The story is told through the eyes of Jasmine, a pre-teen girl who feels that she is losing a fight with weight problems. She finally recognizes that she cannot do it anymore on her own. She summons great courage and finds the help that she is looking for from her doctor, Dr. G. Dr. G invites Jasmine to a program that he has developed to help children who are overweight, which changes her through the telling of The Tale of Two Athletes: The Story of Jumper and The Thumper. The story Jasmine hears is about two college athletes (Jumper and The Thumper) who develop a lifetime friendship and work toward achieving their dreams. The role of diet, exercise, and healthy eating patterns play critical roles in the development of the characters. Jumper achieves his career aspiration of becoming a physician and

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Written In The 1990S By American Author Steven Gould, Jumper Is The Inspiration For The Film Of The Same Name To Be Released In Feb 08 And Starring Samuel L Jackson. It Tells The Story Of Davy Rice, Played By Hayden Christensen, As He Escapes His Tortured Childhood To Explore The World Via Teleportation And Find His Long Lost Mother. At Seventeen The World Is At Your Feet& Especially If You Can Teleport. David Rice Barely Remembers His Mother. She Left His Alcoholic Father When Davy Was Very Young. She Left Davy Too, And Since Then All Of William Rice'S Abusive Anger Has Been Focused On His Young Teenage Son. One Evening, As He Is About To Receive Another Brutal Beating, Davy Shuts His Eyes And Wishes To Be Safe. When He Opens Them Again, He Finds Himself In His Small Town'S Library. Slowly, He Realises He Is Very Special, He Can Teleport. Armed With His New Power, Davy Sets Out With New Purpose: He Will Leave His Abusive Home And Find His Long Lost Mother. Davy'S Confidence Grows As His Skills Do, But They Also Draw Unwanted Attention And Soon Davy Finds That He Too Is Hunted.

In this English translation of the hit German young adult novel from Mechthild Gläser, each book is its own world—with its own dangers. Can a young girl navigate these new worlds and get out alive? Amy Lennox doesn't know quite what to expect when she and her mother pick up and leave Germany for Scotland, heading to her mother's childhood home of Lennox House on the island of Stormsay. Amy's grandmother, Lady Mairead, insists that Amy must read while she resides at Lennox House—but not in the usual way. It turns out that Amy is a book jumper, able to leap into a story and interact with the world inside. As thrilling as Amy's new power is, it also brings danger: someone is stealing from the books she visits, and that person may be after her life. Teaming up with fellow book jumper Will, Amy vows to get to the bottom of the thefts—at whatever cost. Praise for The Book Jumper: "The lore of the two families and... descriptions of Stormsay and the library are meticulous and moody, creating a gothic atmosphere that serves this star-crossed love story well." ?Publishers Weekly Praise for The Book Jumper German Edition: "Suspense, action,

"Schneider's characters, like Kundera's, are sentient and sophisticated figures at a time when the constraints of Communist rule persist but its energy has entirely vanished."--Richard Eder, "Los Angeles Times Book Review When the Berlin Wall was still the most tangible representation of the Cold War, Peter Schneider made this political and ideological symbol into something personal, that could be perceived on a human level, from more than one side. In Schneider's Berlin, real people cross the Wall not to defect but to quarrel with their lovers, see Hollywood movies, and sometimes just because they can't help themselves--the Wall has divided their emotions as much as it has their country. "An honest, rich book. . . . It is one those rare books that come back at odd moments to intrude on your comfortable conclusions and easy images."--Robert Houston, "Nation Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.