Spin the Sky (eBook)

Jill MacKenzie (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
352 Seiten
Sky Pony Press (Verlag)
978-1-5107-0687-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Magnolia Woodson wants nothing more than to get her and her sister, Rose, out of the pitifully small, clamming-obsessed Oregon town that hates themshe just doesnt know how. Forced to put up with the snide comments and hateful looks the townspeople throw at them, Mags thinks shes destined to pay for the horrible, awful thing her mom didand that shes left her and Rose to deal withuntil the day she dies.But when a nationwide televised dance competition posts tryouts in nearby Portland, Magss best friend, George, says they have to go and audition. Not only have they spent the past fourteen years of their lives dancing side-by-side, dreaming of a day just like this, but also it could be Magss chance of a lifetimea chance to win the grand-prize money and get her and Rose out of Summerland, a chance to do the thing she loves most with everyone watching, a chance to show the town that shes notand has never beena no-good Woodson girl, like her mother. But will the competition prove too steep? And will Mags be able to retain her friendship with George as they go head-to-head in tryouts? Mags will have to learn that following her dreams may mean changing her life forever.

Autor

Jill Mackenzie, a Vancouver native, is an ex-ballerina and contemporary dancer. Now working toward her MFA in creative writing at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Jill chassés between roles as part-time student, full-time mom, and always-writer. Though Jill no longer studies dance, she still tries to dance herself clean whenever she can. Currently she lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she spends her free time beach-bound with her husband and two beautiful daughters.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.11.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
• Schlagworte: 2001 • 2016 • 48 hours middle schooler • Abby • ADHD • allies • allie's journey • allie's life • allie's story • angry white • books on dance competitions b • Breakout • cirrone • cold medicine • commits suicide • committed suicide • creating inner • dance competition • debbie • donald maass • downward spiral • drug abuse • exasperating character • Exercises • family dynamics • fateful • fifth grade • Fischer • friend kevin • grade students • heart-wrenching struggles • Hijab • Jersey Shore • leahs • leah's decision • literary agent • Maas • magnolias • mags • medication • meet allie • Mental Health • Mental Illness • Middle Grade • middle school • Muslim girl • Nadira • nora raleigh • oregon town • prescription drug • prescription pills • Quinn • raleigh baskin • ramey • school students • sept • September 11 • September 11th • sergio • sister broke • sister commits • sister ignored • sister leah • sisters death • sisters suicide • stacie • Studio • suicide pact • Summerland • Summer School • takes pills • teen life • terrorist attack • time loop • tragic day • tragic events • tryouts • woodson • Workbook • Worksheets • World trade • xanax • Zero
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-0687-9 / 1510706879
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-0687-3 / 9781510706873