The book starts with a scientific meeting where the topic of discussion is the recent discovery of the 100 year old scientific journals of Dr. Wendell Wiggins. The book is a detailed description of the journals. The book reveals an around the world journey by a young British college graduate. The young scientist, Dr. Wiggins writes the journals during his travels to discover evidence of ancient extinct species and find how and why they went extinct.
Jumping into the Sky is a great novel. The author tells a story about a 13 year old African-American boy named Levi who is searching for his father at the end of WWII. In 1945, Levi travels from his home in Chicago,Illinois to Pendleton,Oregon by way of Fayetteville, NC in search of his father. The boy encounters horrible racism in North Carolina. During his journey, Levi experiences happiness and despair.
