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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2007
Gr 6-9 This beautifully crafted book brings together 10 authors, all of whom are great storytellers, to create a shared novel. Park has the lead chapter, in which she introduces the "jump" character (i.e., a figure who is referenced throughout even as the settings change). George "Gee" Keane, a famous photojournalist who has traveled the world shooting pictures of sports, wars, and people at work and at play, has just died. He leaves his grandson Jason his camera and some photographs. To granddaughter Maggie he bequeaths seven seashell...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2007
Ten noted authors, from David Almond to Tim Wynne-Jones, join forces to tell, serially, the tale of globe-trotting photojournalist "Gee" Keane, his family, his subjects, and his legacy. Linda Sue Park sets the whole enterprise up neatly with a chapter that begins after Gee's death, introducing his grandchildren, Maggie and Jason, and a number of different "jump objects" that her cohor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Ten authors join forces to tell, serially, about globe-trotting photojournalist "Gee" Keane. Linda Sue Park sets it up neatly ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More