Harley in the Sky
Akemi Dawn Bowman$16.99
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"Earnest, poetic." --Booklist
"Raw, engaging." --Kirkus Reviews The Greatest Showman meets This Is Us by way of Sarah Dessen in this heart-wrenching, hopeful contemporary novel about a multiracial teen who risks it all to follow her dreams by joining the circus, from the award-winning author of Starfish. Harley Milano has dreamed of becoming a trapeze artist for as long as she can remember. With parents who run a famous circus in Las Vegas, she spends almost every night in the big top watching their lead aerialist perform, wishing with all her heart and soul that she would be up there herself one day. After a huge fight with her parents, who continue to insist she go to school instead, Harley leaves home, betrays her family, and joins the rival traveling circus Maison du Myst re. There, she is thrust into a world that is both brutal and beautiful, where she learns the value of hard work, passion, and collaboration. At the same time, Harley must come to terms with the truth of her family and her past--and reckon with the sacrifices she made and the people she hurt in order to follow her dreams. From award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes a luminous, unforgettable examination of love, loyalty, and the hard choices we must make to find where we truly belong.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 03/10/2020
ISBN: 9781534437128
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.50d
Review Citations: Booklist 12/01/2019 pg. 54
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 01/27/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2020
"Raw, engaging." --Kirkus Reviews The Greatest Showman meets This Is Us by way of Sarah Dessen in this heart-wrenching, hopeful contemporary novel about a multiracial teen who risks it all to follow her dreams by joining the circus, from the award-winning author of Starfish. Harley Milano has dreamed of becoming a trapeze artist for as long as she can remember. With parents who run a famous circus in Las Vegas, she spends almost every night in the big top watching their lead aerialist perform, wishing with all her heart and soul that she would be up there herself one day. After a huge fight with her parents, who continue to insist she go to school instead, Harley leaves home, betrays her family, and joins the rival traveling circus Maison du Myst re. There, she is thrust into a world that is both brutal and beautiful, where she learns the value of hard work, passion, and collaboration. At the same time, Harley must come to terms with the truth of her family and her past--and reckon with the sacrifices she made and the people she hurt in order to follow her dreams. From award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes a luminous, unforgettable examination of love, loyalty, and the hard choices we must make to find where we truly belong.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 03/10/2020
ISBN: 9781534437128
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.50d
Review Citations: Booklist 12/01/2019 pg. 54
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 01/27/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2020