Awards

• Winner of A 2018 Junior Library Guild Selection 2018 (United States)

Overview

Grace Lafferty, an eighteen-year-old wing-walker, thrills crowds with barrel rolls and loop-the-loops in hopes of making enough money to get to the 1922 World Aviation Expo. Grace Lafferty only feels alive when she's dangling 500 feet above ground. As a post-World War I wing walker, Grace is determined to get to the World Aviation Expo, proving her team's worth against flashier competitors and earning a coveted Hollywood contract. No one's ever questioned Grace's ambition until Henry Patton, a mechanic with plenty of scars from the battlefield, joins her barnstorming team. With each new death-defying trick, Henry pushes Grace to consider her reasons for being a daredevil. Annoyed with Henry's constant interference, and her growing attraction to him, Grace continues to test the powers of the sky. After one of her risky maneuvers saves a pilot's life, a Hollywood studio offers Grace a chance to perform at the Expo. She jumps at the opportunity to secure her future. But when a stunt goes wrong, Grace must decide whether Henry, and her life, are worth risking for one final trick. AGES: 12 to 18 AUTHOR: Amy Trueblood grew up in California only ten minutes from Disneyland which sparked an early interest in storytelling. As the youngest of five, she spent most of her time trying to find a quiet place to curl up with her favorite books. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in journalism, she worked in entertainment in Los Angeles before returning to work in Arizona. Fueled by good coffee, and an awesome Spotify playlist, you can often find Amy working on the next post for her blog, Chasing The Crazies. Nothing But Sky is her first novel.

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[A] solid historical adventure that will introduce a new, lesser known chapter of feminism and aviation history to young readers. --Children's Literature

[A] solid historical adventure that will introduce a new, lesser known chapter of feminism and aviation history to young readers. --Junior Library Guild

Trueblood's action-packed first novel explores the post-World War I poque with visceral period detail, and Grace's ambition carries the story about fighting for one's dreams, seeking stability in some form, and a team becoming a family. --Publishers Weekly [A] solid historical adventure that will introduce a new, lesser known chapter of feminism and aviation history to young readers. --Children's Literature Breakneck stunts and romance lend this novel high action. --School Library Journal An exhilarating historical novel with a strong feminist core that will appeal to a broad range of readers. --Booklist Action scenes play out with a cinematically breathtaking intensity; it's a gas --Kirkus Reviews

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Amy Trueblood grew up in California only ten minutes from Disneyland which sparked an early interest in storytelling. As the youngest of five, she spent most of her time trying to find a quiet place to curl up with her favorite books. After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in journalism, she worked in entertainment in Los Angeles before returning to work in Arizona. Fueled by good coffee, and an awesome Spotify playlist, you can often find Amy working on the next post for her blog, Chasing The Crazies. Nothing But Sky is her first novel.

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