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Leaving Jetty Road
Nat, Lise, and Sofia are best friends. This year, their last year of high school, none of them foresees the changes that will occur in their lives.
This is the year that Nat—the go-between, the peacemaker—gets a job and meets a drop-dead gorgeous chef named Josh.
This is the year that Lise—quiet, shy, and solitary Lise—decides to take control of her life by taking control of...more
This is the year that Nat—the go-between, the peacemaker—gets a job and meets a drop-dead gorgeous chef named Josh.
This is the year that Lise—quiet, shy, and solitary Lise—decides to take control of her life by taking control of...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
June 13th 2006
by Knopf Books for Young Readers
(first published August 25th 2004)
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Reviewed by Marta Morrison for TeensReadToo.com
Leaving Jetty Road was a good read. I enjoyed the book and the different characters. Nat, the main narrator, is a calm B personality, Lise is the intense, very shy A personality, and Sofia just walks to another drummer.
In their twelfth grade year in Australia they make a New Year's resolution to become vegetarians. This leads the three of them on different life paths. Sofia finds her true love, Nat finds her first love, and, for Lise, being a veget...more
Leaving Jetty Road was a good read. I enjoyed the book and the different characters. Nat, the main narrator, is a calm B personality, Lise is the intense, very shy A personality, and Sofia just walks to another drummer.
In their twelfth grade year in Australia they make a New Year's resolution to become vegetarians. This leads the three of them on different life paths. Sofia finds her true love, Nat finds her first love, and, for Lise, being a veget...more
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I will start off by saying that I LOVE LOVE LOVE that Leaving Jetty Road was set in my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. Glenelg is a very popular beachside suburb here (I think it's overrated, but that's just me lol), and I could picture it all in my head as I was reading. Burton doesn't go into GREAT detail describing it, but what she does write about the place IS very accurate. Jetty Road is the real main road leading down to the beach and the jetty, and it's lined with shops, ranging fr...more
LEAVING JETTY ROAD by Rebecca Burton
There's not really much to say about this book. It was pretty boring, not much happened, there wasn't really anything for me to care about or keep me truly interested. It wasn't a complete waste of time, but I would have rather spent the time on another book if I could've predicted the flatness of this book. It was a pretty dull read; I don't recommended this one.
"There's only so much misery you can allow yourself before some little stubborn part of you bounc...more
There's not really much to say about this book. It was pretty boring, not much happened, there wasn't really anything for me to care about or keep me truly interested. It wasn't a complete waste of time, but I would have rather spent the time on another book if I could've predicted the flatness of this book. It was a pretty dull read; I don't recommended this one.
"There's only so much misery you can allow yourself before some little stubborn part of you bounc...more
2.5 Stars.
Starting Year 12 at their high school, best friends Nat, Lise, and Sofe are all hoping to get good grades and maybe even fall in love.
Nat gets a job at a local cafe and meets Josh, the drop dead gorgeous chef. They have an instant connectionlustiness and Nat is swimming in happiness.
Lise, on the other hand, is busy being torn apart by her own mind. She wants to lose weight desperately and it soon becomes an obsession. Normally chubby Lise is now getting compliments on how lean and fi...more
Starting Year 12 at their high school, best friends Nat, Lise, and Sofe are all hoping to get good grades and maybe even fall in love.
Nat gets a job at a local cafe and meets Josh, the drop dead gorgeous chef. They have an instant connection
Lise, on the other hand, is busy being torn apart by her own mind. She wants to lose weight desperately and it soon becomes an obsession. Normally chubby Lise is now getting compliments on how lean and fi...more
Wow. This is again, more of a girl book. (Ehhmm Josh) xP
Anyways, this book is rrreeeeallllyyyy good. It's SO detailed and the amount of friendship and love in it...wow...it's just REALLY aamaazing. I think that all the girls should read this book 'cause it'll teach you a lot of important things in life. It's really touching and really detailed and when you read Leaving Jetty Road, it's like your IN the book. It's like you can SEE everything and FEEL everything that the characters are seeing and...more
Anyways, this book is rrreeeeallllyyyy good. It's SO detailed and the amount of friendship and love in it...wow...it's just REALLY aamaazing. I think that all the girls should read this book 'cause it'll teach you a lot of important things in life. It's really touching and really detailed and when you read Leaving Jetty Road, it's like your IN the book. It's like you can SEE everything and FEEL everything that the characters are seeing and...more
The premise of Leaving Jetty Road is a wonderful one.
A lot of people have stated in their reviews that this book is plot-less, and in a way, that’s true. It’s basically the lives of three girls as they uncover their true-selves. So really, there’s no main “plot.”
But I loved the lives of Nat, Soph and Lise. Especially Lise, who I think is one of the best female characters I’ve come across in a long time. I can also connect with her.
However, I found Nat and Soph’s story kind of paled in compariso...more
A lot of people have stated in their reviews that this book is plot-less, and in a way, that’s true. It’s basically the lives of three girls as they uncover their true-selves. So really, there’s no main “plot.”
But I loved the lives of Nat, Soph and Lise. Especially Lise, who I think is one of the best female characters I’ve come across in a long time. I can also connect with her.
However, I found Nat and Soph’s story kind of paled in compariso...more
Third wheel Sofie was pretty irrelevant, but I latched right onto what I saw of myself in Lise pulling away from her best friend as said friend gets wrapped up in a boy, and drowning in her anxiety ("The Fear" - oh how I recognized that, only here it was amplified even further). The anorexia on top of that, another of my favorite YA trends, was just icing. Surprise hit!
Just beautiful. Heavy, but fascinating and realistic at the same time. This book completely drew me in, and I can't even point out why.
The mood of the narration reminded me of Melina Marchetta's. What is it with these Aussie YA?
The mood of the narration reminded me of Melina Marchetta's. What is it with these Aussie YA?
Not bad, although I think the book takes a rather simplistic view of the characters' problems. I wish the author had delved deeper - not that I want the characters to suffer more, per se, but I felt that she didn't do more than scratch the surface.
I thought this was an okay book but I felt kind of bored while reading it. It wasn't very sad or dramatic. I don't have many thoughts or an opinion on it really. I guess it wasn't good but it wasn't bad either.
Great Aussie fiction.
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Here's my review:
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Lise, Nat and Sofia are three girls in high school in Australia who make a New Year's resolution to become vegetarian. Lise takes it too far and becomes anorexic. The other girls go about their somewhat normal lives. It's told from Nat and Lise's perspectives in alternating sections. The book works because you see Lise both from Nat's perspective but you get the added benefit of being inside her head once in awhile. Though I didn't love the book, it's still a good portrayal of a frighteningly co...more
This book was amazing!
3.5 stars.
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now leaving jetty road is a great book that anyone can enjoy. its about friendship, honesty, and love. read it!!! it's good.
This book was really good. I cried at the last half of the book. I would recomend it to anyone.
$5 at AllBooks4Less (Australia) right now! ;)
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Rebecca Burton has lived within walking distance of various South Australian beaches for much of her adult life. Over the years, she has dabbled in vegetarianism, overseas travel and full-time employment; but she is now happily settled in a life made up partly of work and partly of writing. She lives with her partner, Wayne, and their two dogs. In her spare time, she loves baking cakes, drinking e...more
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