New Releases: Let The Sky Fall, Flowers in the Sky, Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Let The Sky Fall
by Shannon Messenger
Let the Sky Fall #1
Seventeen-year-old Vane
Weston has no idea how he survived the category five tornado that
killed his parents. And he has no idea if the beautiful, dark-haired
girl who’s swept through his dreams every night since the storm is real.
But he hopes she is.
Seventeen-year-old Audra is a sylph, an air elemental. She walks on the wind, can translate its alluring songs, and can even coax it into a weapon with a simple string of commands. She’s also a guardian—Vane’s guardian—and has sworn an oath to protect Vane at all costs. Even if it means sacrificing her own life.
When a hasty mistake reveals their location to the enemy who murdered both of their families, Audra’s forced to help Vane remember who he is. He has a power to claim—the secret language of the West Wind, which only he can understand. But unlocking his heritage will also unlock the memory Audra needs him to forget. And their greatest danger is not the warriors coming to destroy them—but the forbidden romance that’s grown between them.
Seventeen-year-old Audra is a sylph, an air elemental. She walks on the wind, can translate its alluring songs, and can even coax it into a weapon with a simple string of commands. She’s also a guardian—Vane’s guardian—and has sworn an oath to protect Vane at all costs. Even if it means sacrificing her own life.
When a hasty mistake reveals their location to the enemy who murdered both of their families, Audra’s forced to help Vane remember who he is. He has a power to claim—the secret language of the West Wind, which only he can understand. But unlocking his heritage will also unlock the memory Audra needs him to forget. And their greatest danger is not the warriors coming to destroy them—but the forbidden romance that’s grown between them.
Flowers in the Sky
by Lynn Joseph
Fifteen-year-old Nina
Perez is faced with a future she never expected. She must leave her
Garden of Eden, her lush home in the Dominican Republic, when she's sent
by her mother to seek out a better life with her brother in New York.
As Nina searches for some glimpse of familiarity amid the jarring world
of Washington Heights, she must uncover her own strength. She learns to
uncover roots within foreign soil and finds a way to grow, just like the
orchids that blossom on her fire escape. And when she is confronted by
ugly secrets about her brother's business, she comes to understand the
realities of life in this new place. But then she meets him-that
green-eyed boy- who she can't erase from her thoughts, the one who just
might help her learn to see beauty in spite of tragedy.
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
by Evan Roskos
“I hate myself but I
love Walt Whitman, the kook. Always positive. I need to be more
positive, so I wake myself up every morning with a song of myself.”
Sixteen-year-old James Whitman has been yawping (à la Whitman) at his abusive father ever since he kicked his beloved older sister, Jorie, out of the house. James’s painful struggle with anxiety and depression—along with his ongoing quest to understand what led to his self-destructive sister’s exile—make for a heart-rending read, but his wild, exuberant Whitmanization of the world and keen sense of humor keep this emotionally charged debut novel buoyant.
Sixteen-year-old James Whitman has been yawping (à la Whitman) at his abusive father ever since he kicked his beloved older sister, Jorie, out of the house. James’s painful struggle with anxiety and depression—along with his ongoing quest to understand what led to his self-destructive sister’s exile—make for a heart-rending read, but his wild, exuberant Whitmanization of the world and keen sense of humor keep this emotionally charged debut novel buoyant.
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