Just Jump!

MABEL E. SINGLETARY (B.A., Douglass College; M.A., Rutgers) has worked as an educator for more than 28 years. Mabel is author of five books entitled Coming Across Jordan, Run Jeremiah Run!, Something to Jump About, A Promise and A Rainbow, and Just Jump! She and her husband, Charles, have two children and reside in Somerset, New Jersey.

Six friends from Grover Cleveland Elementary School have one thing in common: they love Double Dutch.

After one of the girls sees an advertisement for a statewide Double Dutch competition, Rachel, Ming, Tanya, Carla, Lindsey, and Nancy decide to step up their practice time, become a team, and jump into the opportunity to compete in their favorite activity.

The girls have no idea of the surprises that lie in store for them. They work hard learning the ins and outs of Double Dutch, and they also learn to face their fears, reach out to others, and pull together as a team.

As the Double Dutch Club finds out, the road to the competition isn’t easy, but it is definitely worth the ride. When it comes to friendship (and to Double Dutch) they’ve learned what to do—just jump in!