But as her new life spins out of control, Frannie begins to worry if she'll ever get back home.Ī celebration of the power of love and connection, Megan Shull's extraordinary new novel captures one girl's journey to find her voice, heal her heart, and discover the joy of bouncing back. Plunged into lives and adventures she's only imagined, from being a pop star to meeting one supercute boy, Frannie finds courage in the unforgettable friends and families she meets along the way. Amazing! There's only one catch: waking up as someone else keeps happening. When Frannie makes one desperate, crazy wish - BOOM! - she magically bounces into a whole new life, with a totally different family. And her parents have just announced they're going on a last-minute vacation - without her.

Seventh grader Frannie Hudson wonders what it would be like to trade in her family for a new one. Perfect for fans of Wendy Mass, Holly Goldberg Sloan, and Meg Cabot. She later confirmed on Twitter that the film’s producers were supportive and assured her that she didn’t have to do any scenes she wasn’t comfortable with.The author of The Swap delivers another hilarious, heartwarming, and empowering novel about a girl who relives the same day over and over again - each time as someone new. “I’m madly in love and I do not want to kiss another human,” Siwa said, referring to then-girlfriend Kylie Prew. The Dance Moms star, who identifies as pansexual, hit headlines in June last year when she told Entertainment Weekly that she wanted a scene in which her character kisses a man cut from the movie. Siwa, 18, also confirmed that her departure from Bounce had nothing to do with that controversy either. Sources told Variety that the project fell apart months ago and its demise was not related to Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars in late March. His sister Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith were attached as producers when Bounce was announced in 2020. YouTube star Jojo Siwa has landed the starring role in Will Smiths upcoming adaptation of Bounce.Smith and James Lassiter are producing the upcoming movie through their Overbrook Entertainment banner, alongside Caleeb Pinkett. The project was brought to the studio by producer Caleeb Pinkett. The story follows a teenager who makes a wish on Christmas Eve that she could trade her family for a new one. It wasn’t the one,” she explained.īounce was due to be directed by Susan Johnson from a script by Josann McGibbon.

“That project got put on hold, and then went away. However, she recently told Variety that she’s no longer involved with the film, which has now reportedly been removed from Paramount Pictures’ development slate. The YouTuber and dancer was attached to star in the movie adaptation of Megan Shull’s young adult novel Bounce, which would have been her first film not affiliated with the Nickelodeon TV network. JoJo Siwa has dropped out of the lead role in Bounce. JoJo Siwa insisted her departure wasn’t due to Will Smith’s recent Oscars controversy.

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