I’m not saying don’t read it if you think you might like it, I’m saying maybe check it out from the library before buying it. I felt like things were unfinished and I was just left thinking, huh? I know a ton of other people who really liked Jumping Off Swings but I was not one of them. jumping off swings is a every day teenage situation that could happen to anyone, this book it about a teenage girl (Ellie) and her choices on her life. It just didn’t make any sense to me.Īlso I just hated the ending. Also, you saw glimpses of Caleb’s and Josh’s home lives but you never once got any insight into Corinne’s family situation. In the book you can tell that Ellie’s home life is screwed up and it even mentions it once or twice but I never knew why it was so messed up. I felt like I didn’t get any background information about any of the characters and it really made the book hard for me to like.

Jumping Off Swings was one of those books that just didn’t do it for me. What will Ellie choose to do about her pregnancy? Can Josh prove to Ellie that not all guys are after one thing only? Will Ellie’s home life ever improve? Jumping Off Swings book by Jo Knowles Teen & Young Adult Books Jumping Off Swings (Book 1 in the Jumping Off Swings Series) by Jo Knowles See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 4.69 - 4.79 Paperback 3.99 - 4.69 Select Condition Like New - Very Good 4.69 Good Unavailable Acceptable 3.99 New Unavailable See All 2 Editions from 3. Instead things get even more tangled when Corinne involves Josh’s best friend, Caleb. The only person she can tell is her best friend who doesn’t know how to help her. Little does Ellie know, she’s pregnant and Josh is the father. Instead he proved that all he wanted was one thing and now that he’s gotten what he wanted he has no more use for her. She thought he might actually care for her. She thought Josh was different than all the other boys.

Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles