Leaving Jetty Road

by Rebecca Burton

Book Overview

A coming-of-age story about three friends, Nat, Lise and Sofia. When the three girls make a joint New Year's resolution, none of them foresees the changes that will occur in their lives during that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375834885
• ISBN13: 9780375834882
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Leaving Jetty Road was a good read. I enjoyed the book and the different characters. Nat, the main narrator, is a calm B personality, Lise is the intense, very shy A personality, and Sofia just walks to another drummer. In their twelfth grade year in Australia they make a New Year's resolution to become vegetarians. This leads the three of them on different life paths. Sofia finds her true love, Nat finds her first love, and, for Lise, being a vegetarian is the magic bullet for weight loss. Unfortunately, that same magic bullet also leads Lise to intense exercise and makes her panic attacks become wickedly more frequent. I liked the way the author got into the heads of Lise and Nat and gave them a very realistic voice. The reasons that Lise has for becoming anorexic are valid and real. She feels inferior within her family, school, and tight social circle. Nat, going through the throes of first love, made me think of that time in my life as well. The way that the relationships changed throughout the course of the book was amazing and also very realistic. I had to laugh, though, because periodically throughout the book I had to remind myself that the setting is in Australia. Summer heat in December? School beginning in January? Being cold in June? Oh yeah, Australia! All in all, LEAVING JETTY ROAD is a memorable book and one that I think most girls will identify with. Reviewed by: Marta Morrison

Leaving Jetty Road

Leaving Jetty Road is one of the best books that I have ever read. I never wanted to put it down. It kept me wondering what was going to happen next. Three girls in their senior year at an all girl school could present a few problems. One of the girls gets really involved with bring a vegetarian and starts to develop an eating disorder. Another one of the girls gets a boyfriend and she swears that she is going to spend the rest of her life with him and the third girl is just a rebel. I give this book five stars. There are so many different things going on and it seemed to flow very nicely together. This book isn't necessarily a cliff-hangar but makes you think of so many possible endings to the story.