To whom would you recommend this book? Students who read Shull’s previous book, The Swap, will want to read this one, as will other middle school students who like light, fun fiction. That’s a pretty powerful message for kids.Īnything you didn’t like about it? I was really bothered by the fact that Frannie’s real mother and father seem to have no redeemable qualities, a fact that didn’t change as the book progressed. Frannie also discovered that she is in charge of her own future and if her parents won’t support her she can make her own destiny and even assemble her own support system apart from her family. What did you like about the book? I loved seeing the main character, Frannie, grow and change as she bounced from body to body she got to be a pop star, sail a boat across the ocean, live with a family on a farm and more. I think that can go both ways, kindness.Bounce by Megan Shull, Harper Collins, (9780062311726), 2016 But, I will say that being kind to one another is very important. In her Saturday conversation with Variety, Siwa further clarified that her departure from the project was not related to Smith’s slap, but added, “I normally stay out of all politics, it’s not my gig. I’m trying to get it pulled so bad.” Variety later reported that the studio happily removed the kissing scene in light of Siwa’s objection. “I’m madly in love and I do not want to kiss another human,” Siwa said of the love scene. The project also made waves last July when Siwa, who came out as pansexual months prior, revealed that the script for “Bounce” included a kissing scene with a male costar. One person familiar with Westbrook said Pinkett Smith and her husband were not leads on the project, rather lending support to Caleb Pinkett. His sister Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith were reported to be attached as producers at the time, before the formation of their content company Westbrook. The project fell apart months ago, sources said, and its demise is not related to Smith’s assault of comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Academy Awards.įirst announced in the summer of 2020, the film was brought to the studio by producer Caleb Pinkett (“Cobra Kai,” “Charm City Kings”). “That project got put on hold, and then went away,” Siwa told Variety at the GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday.