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Trampoline: An Illustrated Novel

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Dawn Jewell is fifteen. She is restless, curious, and wry. She listens to Black Flag, speaks her mind, and joins her grandmother’s fight against mountaintop removal mining almost in spite of herself. “I write by ear,” says Robert Gipe, and Dawn’s voice is the essence of his debut novel, Trampoline. She lives in eastern Kentucky with her addict mother and her Mamaw, whose stance against the coal companies has earned her the community’s ire. Jagged and honest, Trampoline is a powerful portrait of a place struggling with the economic and social forces that threaten and define it. Inspired by oral tradition and punctuated by Gipe’s raw and whimsical drawings, it is above all about its heroine, Dawn, as she decides whether to save a mountain or save herself; be ruled by love or ruled by anger; remain in the land of her birth or run for her life. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ohio University Press (November 20, 2015)


Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 20, 2015


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 5002 KB


Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled


Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled


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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled


Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe


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    • Worth the read
A worthwhile read...Dawn Jewell is a character that one empathizes with and that carries a distinctive voice...the narrative has many beautiful moments in it, and the plotting carries the reader forward - one wishes to find out what happens next and how things turn out. The illustrations are wonderful, charming and quirky and help convey Dawn's character beautifully (they are harder to see in the Kindle version than in the print version, so I kept a magnifying glass on hand - but I did like that on my Kindle version Dawn's green hair was colored in and that is not true in the print version). Having lived in the region where the story is set, I've seen many young people struggle with similar conflicts and with the contradictory tugs of loyalty. One thing keep me from giving this debut novel five stars.The time frame of the narrative present is not clearly established any where in the book. In the beginning I thought it was contemporary (since conflicts in the region over mountain top removal mining is a current issue). But then details about computers - and the persistent lack of cell phones (and the characterization of the Kentucky governor) suggested that the time period was about 15 to 16 years ago. Related to the problem of the precise timing of the "narrative present" is the sudden switch from a present tense voice of teenage Dawn relating current events, to the voice of an older Dawn about future changes that will occur in the future. I found this jarring, and disruptive to the otherwise flowing narrative. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2015 by lillirose51
    • Authentic Appalachia
This book really brought home for me the privileges I had growing up. Dawn Jewell and I both grew up in Appalachia during the same time frame, but our experiences were completely different. She lives in rural Kentucky, and does get to visit the relatively urban center of Kingsport where I grew up. Otherwise we were living in two different worlds. I can only guess at how accurately her experiences reflect those of similarly situated Appalachians, but the writing feels very authentic. Her story highlights the hardship of generational poverty and the heartbreaking consequences of pervasive drug use in Appalachia. What I see in this story are people who are trapped by their circumstances, who would otherwise be very high achieving based on inherent ability, especially Dawn herself. While I have not read Hillbilly Elegy, based on what others have said I believe this book provides a much clearer picture of the heart of Appalachia. While there are so many tragic circumstances, I found the book very enjoyable and couldn’t put it down. I look forward to reading the next in the series. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2021 by Kate Lukach Woodworth
    • Appalachian Tale
Down to earth, insightful, realistic, hard to put down. A great read, and a look inside of life in eastern Kentucky.
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018 by Brian Stepien
    • A Timeless Struggle in a New Dawn
For people not raised in Appalachian coal country it is difficult to understand the love/hate relationship with an industry that supports financially while tearing the environment to shreds. Fifteen year old Dawn Jewell is telling the story of the mountains through her extended family and their many demons. All of the generations from grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins are touched by the coal conflict but that is not their only battle. Alcohol, drugs , and addictions hang from every branch of the family tree and what would devastate most families is treated casually, a byproduct of the life in Canard county. They call it fiction until you reside there. Wonderfully crafted slice of life. A really good read. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2015 by Jo Anna Capeling
    • Hate love
The human capacity for internal and external hate. It took the entire book to warm up to Dawn but it was a great journey. The writing was wonderful.
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2016 by Denny Gibbs
    • Two Stars
Very difficult to follow.
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2015 by Thomas Hardin
    • A unique voice
This is a brave book about a brave girl with the pitch-perfect name of Dawn Jewell who lives in Kentucky coal country. Catapulted from event to event and ultimately shaping the ones that matter, Dawn is like no hero you have known before. TRAMPOLINE reads like unadorned poetry or a good song and I wanted to read it out loud to hear the words work together. And I couldn't put it down and it made me late for work. Take a chance... ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2015 by Untethered
    • Realistically dismal, in an optimistic way
Just fascinating. Well-written, and unique. Character development was terrific. I felt her pain. I plan to read more by this author. I recommend it if you like good writing and are intrigued by those in Appalachia and how they struggle to get by.
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019 by Ann Pollard

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