Crossing Jordan

Written by Adrian Fogelin

Narrated by Adrian Fogelin

When Jemmie and her family move in next door, Cass Bodine’s father erects a fence to keep the families apart. But the girls do not share their parents’ prejudices, and soon form a secret bond, based on their shared love of running, and an unexpected appreciation of

Jane Eyre. Wise and touching, this novel has become a classroom favorite.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Full Cast Audio
• Release date: Jan 1, 2009
• ISBN: 9781934180921

Adrian Fogelin

Adrian Fogelin is the author of several novels for middle readers and young adults, including Crossing Jordan and The Real Question. She lives in Florida.

Reviews for Crossing Jordan

[baxterclaus · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked this book most for the back-and-forth repartee between the two young woman protagonists, Cass, white and poor, and Jemmie, her new African American neighbor. They are believable, likeable, life-affirming, funny, and perfectly paired, as friends and as an amazing track running team dubbed Chocolate Milk. They read Jane Eyre to each other, and stumble over its meaning with each other, through a fence Cass' dad put up between their houses when he heard the new neighbors were Black. The book is not edgy. It's not going to surprise you, even if you can't guess the exact details of the denouement. There will be a race, maybe. But it's a good-hearted book taking on a subject, race-relationships, that needs more attention. On a more basic level, it's a book about a great friendship.

[librarianlou · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

a great book about interacial friendship