A Sky Full of Song

Name: A Sky Full of Song
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781454947844
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By Susan Lynn Meyer

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A Sky Full of Song follows eleven-year-old Shoshana and her family as they settle on the North Dakota prairie in 1905 after fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire. While Shoshana embraces the wild beauty of their new home and the chance to forge a new American identity, her older sister Libke struggles to adapt and clings to their Ukrainian Jewish heritage. The sisters' differing approaches to identity cause tension, prompting Shoshana to discover that their family's cultural difference is a source of strength. The story highlights themes of resilience, tradition, and self-discovery against the backdrop of an untold frontier experience.
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This heartfelt middle-grade historical novel is ideal for young readers interested in stories of immigration, family, and cultural identity, particularly within American frontier settings.

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This heartwarming, beautifully written middle-grade historical novel about an untold American frontier story is destined to be a cherished classic.

North Dakota, 1905

After fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire, eleven-year-old Shoshana and her family, Jewish immigrants, start a new life on the prairie. Shoshana takes fierce joy in the wild beauty of the plains and the thrill of forging a new, American identity. But it's not as simple for her older sister, Libke, who misses their Ukrainian village and doesn't pick up English as quickly or make new friends as easily.

Desperate to fit in, Shoshana finds herself hiding her Jewish identity in the face of prejudice, just as Libke insists they preserve it. For the first time, Shoshana is at odds with her beloved sister, and has to look deep inside herself to realise that her family's difference is their greatest strength.

By listening to the music that's lived in her heart all along, Shoshana finds new meaning in the Jewish expression all beginnings are difficult, as well as in the resilience and traditions her people have brought all the way to the North Dakota prairie.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454947844

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 July 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Kids

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 272

Collections

Children's Books Children's Historical Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Historical Fiction Susan Lynn Meyer Young Adult

About the Author

Susan Lynn Meyer is the author of two previous middle-grade historical novels-Black Radishes, a Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner, and Skating with the Statue of Liberty-as well as three picture books. Her works have won the Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award and the New York State Charlotte Award, as well as many other honors. Her novels have been chosen as Junior Library Guild and PJ Our Way selections, included among Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, and translated into German and Chinese. She is Professor of English and Creative Writing at Wellesley College and lives outside Boston.