Under a Painted Sky Under a Painted Sky

Under a Painted Sky

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Publisher Description

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl, Stacey Lee's debut novel is a powerful story about love, friendship, and sacrifice, perfect for fans of Code Name Verity.

“This moving novel will captivate you.”—Buzzfeed.com  

All Samantha wanted was to move back to New York and pursue her music, which was difficult enough being a Chinese girl in Missouri, 1849. Then her fate takes a turn for the worse after a tragic accident leaves her with nothing and she breaks the law in self-defense. With help from Annamae, a runaway slave she met at the scene of her crime, the two flee town for the unknown frontier. 
    But life on the Oregon Trail is unsafe for two girls. Disguised as Sammy and Andy, two boys heading for the California gold rush, each search for a link to their past and struggle to avoid any unwanted attention. Until they merge paths with a band of cowboys turned allies, and Samantha can’t stop herself from falling for one. But the law is closing in on them and new setbacks come each day, and the girls will quickly learn there are not many places one can hide on the open trail.         

Winner of the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award
An ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Pick
An Amelia Bloomer Book

GENRE
Young Adult
RELEASED
2015
March 17
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
384
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Young Readers Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
1.5
MB

Customer Reviews

Babakathryn ,

Heartwarming Heartbreaking

Love this book, this author, her writing and stories and characters !! Thank you!

PinkRosses ,

Loved it!

This has been my favorite book of all time! The characters are so strong and relatable! It has such great humor and it really paints the picture of the 1800’s.

uploader5 ,

Remarkable

This book really touched me both in love and in the struggles of slavery. I have only cried for one other book ever and this book made me cry not only once, but twice. Bravo to the author. Definitely my favorite book now.

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