Beyond the Laughing Sky, Michelle Cuevas
Beyond the Laughing Sky, Michelle Cuevas
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Beyond the Laughing Sky

Author: Michelle Cuevas

Narrator: Joshua Swanson

Unabridged: 2 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/02/2014


Synopsis

In the tradition of E. B. White and Kate DiCamillo comes the magical and moving story of a bird-like boy who longs to fly.

Ten-year-old Nashville doesn’t feel like he belongs with his family, in his town, or even in this world. He was hatched from an egg his father found on the sidewalk and has grown into something not quite boy and not quite bird. Despite the support of his loving parents and his adoring sister, Junebug, Nashville wishes more than anything that he could join his fellow birds up in the sky. After all, what's the point of being part bird if you can't even touch the clouds?

With an ear for language and a gift for storytelling, Michelle Cuevas will remind fans of Stuart Little and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon that anything is possible. Even flying.

About The Author

Michelle Cuevas graduated from Williams College and holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Virginia. She is the author of several children’s books, including Confessions of an Imaginary Friend and The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles . She lives in Berkshire County in Massachusetts.Julie Morstad is an author, illustrator, and artist living in Vancouver. Her books have all received great acclaim; most recently, How To was a 2013 Governor General's Award finalist and received starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal.Joshua Swanson is a five-time Earphones Award-winning narrator. He was named one of the "Best Voices of 2010" by AudioFile magazine for his work in the YA genre, and has appeared in numerous film and television productions on networks like NBC, ABC, and Lifetime.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Taylor on February 16, 2015

I don't usually read Middle Grade fiction, but this book charmed it's way into my TBR pile -and I'm so glad it did. The language was concise, but beautiful. The story was so imaginative and out of the ordinary, but still teaches such an important lesson about acceptance. An extraordinary story for y......more

Goodreads review by Bülent on April 24, 2022

Her iyi masal gibi. Yazılanın ötesinde hoş anlamlar barındırıyor. Ve çok güzel bir dili var: "Birlikte çok vakit geçiriyorlardı ve iki başlı gölgelerine alışıktı. Kendi gölgesini görmek ona tuhaf geliyordu." "Nashville'in annesinin karda bırakılan ayak izleri gibi bir sesi vardı." "Hep birlikte, soyulm......more

Goodreads review by Teresa on April 12, 2015

Reminiscent of fairy tales where a couple is unable to have children the parents in this story find a human baby hatched out of an egg. While Nashville, appears to be human he also has feathers and yearns to fly. His parents wanting him to feel at home build him an elaborate tree fort, perches inste......more

Goodreads review by Marta Demianiuk on November 25, 2020

Miła historia, ale bez szału. „Jak hodować i karmić domową czarną dziurę” podobało mi się dużo bardziej.......more

Goodreads review by Brooke on March 02, 2018

Sometimes as an avid reader you just need to take a break from all the intense and longer books to be read and settle in on something more basic. It’s funny because I end up almost every time getting more out of children’s stories than most adult ones. “Beyond the Laughing Sky”, is such a sweet and......more


Quotes

"This is an impossibly lovely tale—but then, as Nashville, the soaring heart of this exquisite novel, learns, nothing is impossible when you follow your dreams.  BEYOND THE LAUGHING SKY is a triumph."—Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan 

"With sharp yet fanciful imagery and prose magical enough to make readers feel that they, too, can fly, Cuevas weaves a story that illustrates how we all have the power to become what we are meant to be."—Booklist

"Readers will end the book with a new sense of possible."—Kirkus 

"With a variety of metaphorical language and imagery, this short read engenders the theme of acceptance and aspiration of fitting in."—School Library Journal