Natalie is a great character who at times I wanted to just hug and at others give her a bit of a shake. I loved how she went from not sosmart to realizing her worth and going forward., Leap by Jodi Lundgren is a terrific story for teen girls and within its pages there are many lessons to be learned.

Natalie is a great character who at times I wanted to just hug andat others give her a bit of a shake. Leap by Jodi Lundgren is a terrific story for teen girls and within its pagesthere are many lessons to be learned. When a new teacher introduces her to modern dance, she gains confidence and a new sense of herself.Girls will be drawn to Leap's frank discussion of first love, first times - sex, drinking, break-ups - and the struggle between doing what feels right and doing things to please others. Her mom has fallen in love with a woman.Losing her virginity, dealing with her new understanding of her mother, and trying to re-negotiate her friendships, Natalie turns to dancing as the only certain thing in a life full of questions. When Natalie turns to her single mom for advice, she gets a shock. The worst is that she may have lost her friendship with Sasha. Over the summer, Natalie goes from being in love and lust with Kevin to realizing that he is not the guy she thought he was. Caught up with the excitement of Kevin's attention, their relationship quickly becomes intimate and all-consuming. But while her mom doesn't seem to have got the memo, Kevin, her best friend Sasha's older brother, has. Plus, she's just turned fifteen - a momentous age that means she's now officially a grown-up. Natalie's passion is dance, and she's looking forward to a summer of perfecting her technique at dance camp.