Beyond the Laughing Sky
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Ten-year-old Nashville doesn’t feel like he belongs with his family, in his town, or even in this world. He was hatched from an egg his father found on the sidewalk and has grown into something not quite boy and not quite bird. Despite the support of his loving parents and his adoring sister, Junebug, Nashville wishes more than anything that he could join his fellow birds up in the sky. After all, what’s the point of being part bird if you can’t even touch the clouds?
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Michelle Cuevas graduated from Williams College and holds a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of Virginia. She is the author of acclaimed picture book and national bestseller The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles (illustrated by Erin E. Stead), Smoot A Rebellious Shadow (illustrated by Sydney Smith), and several children’s novels including The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole (winner of the Massachusetts Book Award), and Confessions of an Imaginary Friend. Both novels are currently in production as feature films. Michelle lives and writes in Western Massachusetts. Read more about her books at MichelleCuevas.com.
Julie Morstad is an award-winning illustrator and artist living with her family in Vancouver, B.C.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780142423059
- Publication Date
- October 1, 2015
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Original Publication Date
- September 1, 2014
- Page Count
- 176
- Word Count
- 18985
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 830L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~T
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 3
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 177004
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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