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Sometimes Josie wonders what other people are thinking, and in this uniquely constructed novel, readers "leap" into the minds and viewpoints of Josie and everyone around her as she goes through her day. Josie learns that birthday surprises, play auditions, and the all-important initiation at... read more
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Josie soon-to-be-sixteen Taylor was born on Leap Day, February 29, and now it's her "fourth" birthday. Like any average teenager, sometimes she wonders what other people are thinking, but today it's the reader who gets to find out, by "leaping" into the minds and viewpoints of Josie and her.... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Josie Taylor: 16 years old, 4th birthday (because she was born on Leap Day). Wants to become an actress.Very conserved.
- Rob Taylor: Josie's older brother, has to share the Shark.
- Katy: Katy is Josie's best friend.
- Megan: Josie's friend, also an actress.
- Zoey: Josie's friend... she has many accidents with self tanner and is orange at the moment.
- Grandma: Josie and Rob's grandma. Very wise; gives helpful advice to her grandchildren.
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“I have the same thought every four years when my Leap Day birthday ends - tomorrow will be March 1st. Just a regular day, where I'll be no one special. Absolutely nothing will separate me from anyone else. But this time something's different. This time, I don't believe it.”
Josie Taylor
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“You don’t stop playing when you get old, you get old when you stop playing.”
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If you hit a baby carriage it’s ten points, an old man is five points,
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‘May you fall from the top of the Chrysler Building and may people lean out their windows and hit you on the head with a baseball bat as you go by.’”
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“That’s a great game,” Katy says. “Your brother needs professional help.”
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First Sentence edit
Right now it's seven o'clock on a Monday morning, and I'm lying on the floor of my bedroom watching the white plastic ceiling fan go around and around and around.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Wendy Mass (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
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Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0316537284
Page Count: 212
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0316537284
Page Count: 212
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- Dewey: Fic
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