Erika's review
The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti
This book is written about Jade, a girl with a panic disorder. She is a senior and she lives near a zoo. She finds the elephants most mesmerizing and calming, which help her with her disorder. She leaves up the 24 hour elephant watch from the zoo's website in her room everyday. Jade goes through life averagly. She has friends, a regular family and pretty good grades. She does however think about every possible thing that could go wrong with every little thing.
One day while watching the elephants she sees a boy in a red jacket. He appears to be around her age, but he is carrying a little boy on his back. Jade becomes fascinated with him and wonders if it's his. If so where is the mother? Did she die? Maybe it's his sisters or his little brother. It isn't until she visits the zoo and is given a job working with the elephants that then she meets the red jacket boy, Sebastian and Bo, his son.
The book follows Jade through her experiences with Sebastian and Bo. Also her job and new ...more
One day while watching the elephants she sees a boy in a red jacket. He appears to be around her age, but he is carrying a little boy on his back. Jade becomes fascinated with him and wonders if it's his. If so where is the mother? Did she die? Maybe it's his sisters or his little brother. It isn't until she visits the zoo and is given a job working with the elephants that then she meets the red jacket boy, Sebastian and Bo, his son.
The book follows Jade through her experiences with Sebastian and Bo. Also her job and new ...more

