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Infinite Sky
Contributor(s): Flood, C. J. (Author)

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ISBN: 1481406582     ISBN-13: 9781481406581
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2013023281
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Lexile Measure: 760(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.6" W x 8.4" L (0.75 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural
- Topical - Family
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Review Citations: Booklist 03/15/2014 pg. 72
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 145
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 85
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2014 pg. 572
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 169946
Reading Level: 4.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
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Publisher Description:
True love is never lost--but how much loss can it endure? Iris confronts the complexities of family and prejudice in this exquisite and searing debut novel.

Just two months after her mother abandons her family, leaving her gruff, introverted father to raise two children alone, Iris watches a family of gypsies set up an illegal camp in the paddock by her house. The gypsy boy, Trick, is restless and warm and full of life--he'll settle when he's in his grave, he tells Iris--and she feels as though she understands him completely.

Yet even as Iris's secret friendship with Trick blooms into something more, tensions run high between their families. Iris's father is bent on evicting the travelers, and her beloved brother Sam is impulsive, lost, and headed for trouble. But Trick might not be everything he seems, and as Iris struggles to find where her loyalties lie, all of the prejudice, vulnerability, and anger that surrounds her collides in an unspeakable tragedy.

Like love, and like sorrow, the blue summer sky is infinite in this coming-of-age story that is both breathtaking and heartbreaking.


Contributor Bio(s): Flood, C. J.: - C.J. Flood, also known as Chelsey Flood, graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2010 with an MA in creative writing. She has won several prizes and awards for her writing, including the Curtis Brown Award, and also received funding from the Arts Council to complete Infinite Sky. She blogs as a member of the Lucky 13s and at CJFlood.blogspot.co.uk, and tweets as @cjflood_author. Infinite Sky is her debut novel and she is currently working on her next book in Bristol.
 
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