bonniel ([personal profile] bonniel) wrote in [community profile] findthatbook2017-08-10 07:41 pm

Young adult novel

This is my first request so I hope I'm doing it right!

Maybe about 8-10 years ago I read a YA novel about a boy who, after being threatened by his alcoholic father, found he could "jump" to the public library - his safe place. With practice he found he could go anywhere he had been before. He uses his gift to help others, including saving people in a hijacked plane. He had a cave he had fitted out with everything needed & (of course) met a girl.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?
starfleetbrat: photo of a cool geeky girl (Default)

[personal profile] starfleetbrat 2017-08-11 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like Jumper by Steven Gould.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumper_(novel)
Edited 2017-08-11 03:19 (UTC)
archangelbeth: An egyptian-inspired eye, centered between feathered wings. (Default)

[personal profile] archangelbeth 2017-08-11 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
Agreed! (Got that book because it had one of the few Bujold "I rec this book" cover quotes, IIRC.)
greendryad: (Default)

[personal profile] greendryad 2017-08-21 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Hooray for finding your book!

Would you be so kind as to edit your post to state that this is found, please? Please don't cross stuff out or delete anything, as others may be looking for the same book in the future.

Please comment here if you don't know how to edit your own entry, and we can guide you through it.