Jessica DiPalma

The Jump Jessica DiPalma

To most people best friends Riley Caldwell and Jack Saunders are just two average sixth graders living in New York City. However, things are not always what they seem.
The truth is Riley is descended from a secret legacy of art jumpers. Since Jack accidentally discovered that fact as Riley was about to enter a painting and she was forced to take him with her on a jump, they have shared two amazing adventures together.
When Riley's grandfather, a conservator at the New York Museum of Art, shows them a painting of a city scene, they instantly know this is the perfect work for their next jump. Upon landing in this painting, Jack and Riley quickly become caught up in the fascinating world of a traveling show from the early 1900s. It is also there that they meet Max, a boy about their age, and his younger sister Lettie who are part of the troupe's crew and have dreams of playing a much bigger role in the show. When a turn of fate offers an opportunity to make their dreams come true, Riley and Jack will face an exciting adventure as they attempt to help their new friends become vaudeville stars while also being careful to be sure to make it back to the portal before it closes and they are trapped in the painting's world.