The Jump, Brittney Morris
The Jump, Brittney Morris
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The Jump

Author: Brittney Morris

Narrator: Zeno Robinson, Ali Andre Ali, Soneela Nankani, Sagan Chen

Unabridged: 7 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2023


Synopsis

From the acclaimed author of SLAY and The Cost of Knowing comes an action-driven, high-octane “thrill ride” (Kirkus Reviews) about a group of working-class teens in Seattle who join a dangerous scavenger hunt with a prize that can save their families and community.

Influence is power. Power creates change. And change is exactly what Team Jericho needs.

Jax, Yas, Spider, and Han are the four cornerstones of Team Jericho, the best scavenger hunting team in all of Seattle. Each has their own specialty: Jax, the puzzler; Yas, the parkourist; Spider, the hacker; and Han, the cartographer. But now with an oil refinery being built right in their backyard, each also has their own problems. Their families are at risk of losing their jobs, their communities, and their homes.

So when The Order, a mysterious vigilante organization, hijacks the scavenger hunting forum and concocts a puzzle of its own, promising a reward of influence, Team Jericho sees it as the chance of a lifetime. If they win this game, they could change their families’ fates and save the city they love so much. But with an opposing team hot on their heels, it’s going to take more than street smarts to outwit their rivals.

About Brittney Morris

Brittney Morris is the author of SLAY, The Cost of Knowing, The Jump, and This Book Might Be About Zinnia and has written video game narrative for Insomniac Games’s Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for PlayStation 5, Unknown Worlds’s Subnautica: Below Zero, and Soma Games’s The Lost Legends of Redwall. She is the founder and former president of the Boston University Creative Writing Club. She holds a BA in economics. You can find her online at AuthorBrittneyMorris.com and on X (previously known as Twitter) or Instagram @BrittneyMMorris.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mario on January 14, 2020

Turning kids into pro's is such a sticky situation. This book does a good job of showing the various factors involved from schools to family to hanger ons.......more

Goodreads review by Rsamuel3 on July 21, 2022

Not quite as exciting as the subject matter suggests given the author's other great books.......more

Goodreads review by John2012 on November 10, 2008

Have you ever read a book that deals with the business side of basketball as well as the physical, and mental part? Well that’s exactly what The Jump: Sebastian Telfair & the High-Stakes Business of High School Ball by Ian O’Connor is about. I love this book because it shows you that basketball isn......more

Goodreads review by Dan on December 13, 2009

This is a really interesting look at the world of amateur and pro basektball and all of the things involved when considering a career in pro sports. It follows Sebastian Telfair as he prepares to make the jump from high school basketball to the NBA. Along with the main story, O'Connor, the reporter......more

Goodreads review by Jeramey on August 27, 2014

An easy read that holds up ten years later. I was expecting it to feel really dated (and in some ways, you could argue it does, but they're irrelevant to the story told), but it avoids that by focusing on that single year and what came before it. Books like this are always interesting for knowing whe......more


Quotes

"Zeno Robinson, Soneela Nankani, Sagan Chen, and Ali Andre Ali (Jax, Yas, Spider, and Han respectively) move the story from their own perspectives in alternating chapters. Robinson and Chen, especially, put listeners into the shoes of their characters: in high school, competing with (and sometimes against) friends for what might just be survival. Perfect for teen readers with their eyes wide open who like their stakes high and their puzzles thrilling."