Between Two Skies

Hurricane Katrina sets a teenage girl adrift. But a new life -- and the promise of love -- emerges in this rich, highly readable debut.

Bayou Perdu, a tiny fishing town way, way down in Louisiana, is home to sixteen-year-old Evangeline Riley. She has her best friends, Kendra and Danielle; her wise, beloved Mamere; and back-to-back titles in the under-sixteen fishing rodeo. But, dearest to her heart, she has the peace that only comes when she takes her skiff out to where there is nothing but sky and air and water and wings. It's a small life, but it is Evangeline's. And then the storm comes, and everything changes. Amid the chaos and pain and destruction comes Tru -- a fellow refugee, a budding bluesman, a balm for Evangeline's aching heart. Told in a strong, steady voice, with a keen sense of place and a vivid cast of characters, here is a novel that asks compelling questions about class and politics, exile and belonging, and the pain of being cast out of your home. But above all, this remarkable debut tells a gently woven love story, difficult to put down, impossible to forget.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/25/2017
ISBN: 9780763690342
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.75w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2017 pg. 152
School Library Journal 02/01/2017 pg. 96
Publishers Weekly 02/20/2017
Booklist 02/15/2017 pg. 76
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 04/25/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 140 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 188790 / Between Two Skies
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 9