The Sky Always Hears Me: And the Hills Don’t Mind
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Sixteen-year-old Morgan lives in a hick town in Nebraska. Her mom was killed in a car accident, her dad drinks, and her stepmom is a non-entity. When Morgan discovers a devastating secret about the one person she completely trusted, her entire world crashes and she must redefine her life and herself.
Format: Ebook
ISBN: 9780738722658
Publisher: Flux
Tags: Reading Level: Grades 9-12, Interest Level: Grades 9-12, Coming of Age
Sixteen-year-old Morgan lives in a hick town in the middle of Nebraska. College is two years away. Her mom was killed in a car accident when she was three, her dad drinks, and her stepmom is a non-entity. Her boyfriend Derek is boring and her coworker Rob has a very cute butt that she can’t stop staring at. Then there’s the kiss she shared with her classmate Tessa… But when Morgan discovers that the one person in the world she trusted most has kept a devastating secret from her, Morgan must redefine her life and herself.
Copyright: 2009
Page Count: 288
Rights Territory: Worldwide
Categories:
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General
Kirstin Cronn-Mills is the author of Minnesota Book Award finalist The Sky Always Hears Me And the Hills Don’t Mind and Beautiful Music for Ugly Children. Cronn-Mills received her doctorate degree from Iowa State University and currently teaches in North Mankato, Minnesota, where she lives with her husband and son.
“Written with candor and splashes of humor…this provocative story captures the essence of adolescent ennui and uncertainty through an uncensored first-person narrative. Stubborn, quick-witted and determined to make her dreams come true, Morgan will draw sympathy from readers.” — Publishers Weekly
“Morgan is a well-drawn character and her funny, frank, profane-but-literate first-person voice rings true and strong-teens might find it liberating to meet a character who can take on life’s messiness and forgive it.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Cronn-Mills does a great job of getting into the head of a teenager. The dialog fits and the drama is clearly evident.” — Midwest Mix
The Sky Always Hears Me is a finalist for the 2010 MinnesotaBook Awards in the Young People’s Literature category!