Jumper by Steven Gould

Jumper by Steven Gould is about David, an 18 year old man who discovers that he has the ability to transport himself through space and time in an instant. The only catch is that he has to travel to a place where he's already been and he has to be able to visualize it. David runs away from his childhood home, where he was abandoned by his mother years ago, in an effort to get away from his abusive father. He works to come in contact with his mother, only to have her murdered by terrorists after only one visit together. Bent on revenge, David uses his secret power of teleportation to hunt down the terrorists responsible for his mother's death.

I decided to read this novel after seeing the movie. I didn't really enjoy the movie, but based on the plot of the movie, I assumed that this novel would be adolescent fiction. This book is NOT adolescent fiction. I would only recommend it to more mature readers because of some violent and graphic situations. I did enjoy the book far more than the movie - they were not much alike!