We Walked the Sky

Fiedler, Lisa:

ISBN 10: 0451480805 / ISBN 13: 9780451480804

Published by Razorbill, 2019

About this Item

304 Seiten; 9780451480804.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Seller Inventory # 921374

Bibliographic Details

• Title: We Walked the Sky
• Publisher: Razorbill
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451480805
• ISBN 13: 9780451480804
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 500 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Varia

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Synopsis

In 1965 seventeen-year-old Victoria, having just escaped an unstable home, flees to the ultimate place for dreamers and runaways - the circus. Specifically, the VanDrexel Family Circus where, among the lion tamers, roustabouts, and trapeze artists, Victoria hopes to start a better life. Fifty years later, Victoria’s sixteen-year-old granddaughter Callie is thriving. A gifted and focused tightrope walker with dreams of being a VanDrexel high wire legend just like her grandmother, Callie can’t imagine herself anywhere but the circus. But when Callie’s mother accepts her dream job at an animal sanctuary in Florida just months after Victoria’s death, Callie is forced to leave her lifelong home behind. Feeling unmoored and out of her element, Callie pores over memorabilia from her family’s days on the road, including a box that belonged to Victoria when she was Callie’s age. In the box, Callie finds notes that Victoria wrote to herself with tips and tricks for navigating her new world. Inspired by this piece of her grandmother’s life, Callie decides to use Victoria’s circus prowess to navigate the uncharted waters of public high school. Across generations, Victoria and Callie embrace the challenges of starting over, letting go, and finding new families in unexpected places.

About the Author

Lisa Fiedler is the author of novels for children and young adults. She divides her time between Connecticut and the Rhode Island seashore, where she lives happily with her very patient husband, her brilliant and beloved daughter, and their two incredibly spoiled golden retrievers.