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by Jonathan Stroud (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Childrens (7 Jan 2010)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552559776
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552559775
  • Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.9 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,345,681 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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I lie awake, thinking of Max and what has become of him. No one believes Charlie when she tells them what happened to Max at the Mill Pool. The doctors and her mother think she is in shock; even her sympathetic brother James cannot begin to understand. So as she recovers in the hospital bed, Charlie vows to hunt for Max alone. She knows that Max is out there somewhere. And to catch up with him, she'll follow his trail wherever it goes - even beyond the limits of this world. And she'll never give up, no matter what the cost. For Charlie knows that the unbelievable is true.


About the Author

Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford and grew up in St Albans. He studied at York University. He has a strong background in children's books. While writing his earlier novels, Buried Fire, The Leap and The Last Siege, he worked as an editor in a London publishing firm, editing a number of game books and non-fiction titles . Now, with the worldwide interest in the best-selling Bartimaeus trilogy, he devotes himself to writing full-time. Jonathan now lives in St Albans with his wife two children.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A gripping story of one girl's determination, 18 Feb 2001
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This review is from: The Leap (Definitions Series) (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book. It tells of a girl, Charlie, whose friend is thought to be dead. She believes he has been taken to another world by mythical creatures and she tries to make contact with this world and search for him via her dreams. Her doctors, friends and family think she's mad and still in shock and try to prevent her from remembering the past. The story is set in two worlds and from two different points of view (Charlie's and her brother's). One tells of Charlie's search while the other is about the struggle to return her to her normal lifestyle. This book is gripping and well written. I would recommend it to people aged ten and over who like a chllenging read (I'm twelve). If you like books by Tim Bowler you'll enjoy this too!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Take a leap, 30 Mar 2007
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Leap (Definitions Series) (Paperback)
Losing a friend is one of the greatest traumas a person can have, especially if they somehow feel responsible for the death. Fantasy writer Jonathan Stroud tackled that sensitive topic in "The Leap," an early novel that straddled the boundaries between reality and fantasy.

Charlie nearly died trying to rescue her drowning pal Max, and now she's suffering from her grief and shock. She remembers strange green women dragging him down, yet no one believes her. But things change suddenly when she begins to have strange dreams, of a surreal land where Max is walking in the distance.

In her dreams, Charlie encounters a strange man who tells her that Max is heading toward the Great Fair -- if he joins an alluring magic dance there, he will be lost forever. But the dreams are having a lasting effect on Charlie -- she's waking up with scratches, and thinks she sees wolves from her dream outside her house. Can she save Max, or will she herself be lost in the world of the dead?

It's a credit to Stroud that while including elements of fantasy, he's able to portray grief and guilt so expertly. In fact, as good as the dream sequences are, the detached, erratic behavior that Charlie has in the real world is much, much more compelling.

Stroud alternates between lush, descriptive writing in the dream realm, and more down-to-earth styles when Charlie is awake. And it's deeply affecting when he describes how the loss of Max has hit Charlie, her family, and his grieving parents. The only flaw is that we only get brief glimpses of Max; we never really get to know him.

But Stroud hits the bulls-eye with Charlie and her family -- she's determined to save Max, and not willing to believe that he's gone. And her family is afraid that she's going insane. To keep things grounded, her brother James narrates some chapters, giving an idea of what her family thinks of her strange behavior. James thoughts are as powerful as Charlie's, out of fear that his sister is going bonkers.

Stroud never quite explains whether the "dream world" events are real, but perhaps it's better that he left it that way. In the end, "The Leap" is a powerful tale about grief and love.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 15 Aug 2009
By E. Thomson "Bode" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Leap (Definitions Series) (Paperback)
I read this book years ago, and it has stuck in my head as one of the most disappointing books I've had the misfortune to read. If you love bad endings, this is the book for you.
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