Jumping the Nail

By Eve Bunting

Book Overview

At seventeen, Dru gets involved with the latest high school stunt--leaping between deadly cliffs into the ocean far below. Things get out of hand as manipulative relationships and resulting jealousies cause more students to risk their lives. "It's Bunting's acknowledgment of the allure of danger and the power that comes from facing it, as well as her on-target depiction of how easy it is to lose perspective when you fall in love, that makes her novel more than just a good, fast read." --Booklist

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152413588
• ISBN13: 9780152413583
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Jumping the nail

The book takes place in Southern California near the beach. The characters Mike Moriarty, Dru Driscoll, Scooter Navarro, and Elisa Fratello are all high school graduates. This story is about The Nail this high cliff that kids like too jump off into the deep, deep, deep water. Scooter talks Elisa his girlfriend into jumping the Nail but she is very scared and not a very strong person. She will do things to please other people. Then other kids started to talk about jumping. Mike and Dru were strong people and tried to stop people from making bad choices. In life bad choices can last longer then one moment of fun that could change your life forever, all in the name of love. It's about kids talking kids into doing things they really don't want to do. The part that I liked was when Elisa was in the water and she thought the girl who was in the car grabbed her foot and told "her to stay with her." Both Boys and girls age 13 and up would like to read this book. This book talks about interesting choices you have make everyday it's like jumping the Nail everyday. The book talks about all different types of people and social levels and everybody still has to make choices good or bad. In the end you make the final choice. The book has some twist and scary stuff in it.

Jumping into an adventure

Jumping the Nail was one of the best books I have ever read!! This book is about a group of teenagers that have started a new hobby, one that is very dangerous. Jumping the nail. Jumping the nail refers to jumping off the edge of a cliff called the Nail. the setting in this book is mostly at the Nail. The other parts of the book is in other places. I think the authors message of this book is about peer pressure and how it can take over your life. I also think that the book has something to do with the saying, "If your friend jumped off a cliff would you?" I really liked that Dru would do what ever it took to make sure that her friend Elisa was ok. I think that both girls and boys would enjoy this book. The girls and boys that read this book should be at least in their teenage years or older to understand this book because of the events that happen in Jumping the Nail and the. The teenagers that read this book should at least be at the eighth grade reading level because they would not understand it otherwise. Lastly I think that all teenagers should read this book. It has many life lessons that students should learn. For instance you should not be able to be pulled into the game of peer pressure. Once again I think that this is a great book and everyone should read Jumping the Nail.

Great book.

It really gets into the mind of a teenager. This is a great book! it makes you think about who you really are, how important your relationships with friends and family are, and make you appreciate everything. I loved it!

Very Dramatic!

Dru and her friends are all graduated teens from California. There is a high cliff called the Nail; ninety feet above the deep. Dru had heard about kids jumping in the past. No one has dared to after a girl was killed when she crashed in to the cliffs. Scooter tells everyone his plans to jump with his girlfriend and Dru's friend Elisa. After Scooter and Elisa jump, people start planning to jump. Dru and her boyfriend Mike try to get help before another terrible tragedy happens. Are they to late?

This is a must-read book for wild and independant teens.

In this story, Dru, the main character, finds herself worrying about her friend Elisa and her guy, Scooter. Little did she know that worrying might not be enough to save her friend's lives. Dru lives close to a teen jumping spot, The Nail. When the couple decide to jump it, Dru seems more worried than ever. She knows that someone hit the buldge and almost got killed. She doesn't want that to happen to Elisa. This is a must-read for teens that think that being wild is phat, because something just might happen.