Beyond the Mapped Stars

Name: Beyond the Mapped Stars
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Rosalyn Eves
ISBN: 9780593399156

Author: Rosalyn Eves

Narrator: Justis Bolding

Unabridged: 9 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 08/24/2021

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, United States, Technology, Religious Fiction

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

A sweeping adventure, set in the late 19th century, about science, love, and finding your place in the world, perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Julie Berry.

Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Bertelsen dreams of becoming an astronomer, but she knows such dreams are as unreachable as the stars she so deeply adores. As a Mormon girl, her duty is to her family and, in a not too far away future, to the man who'll choose to marry her.

When she unexpectedly finds herself in Colorado, she's tempted by the total eclipse of the sun that's about to happen--and maybe even meeting up with the female scientists she's long admired. Elizabeth must learn to navigate this new world of possibility: with her familial duties and faith tugging at her heartstrings, a new romance on the horizon, and the study of the night sky calling to her, she can't possibly have it all...can she?

*Includes a downloadable PDF of a Cast Of Characters from the book

About The Author

Rosalyn Eves grew up in the Rocky Mountains, dividing her time between reading books and bossing her siblings into performing her dramatic scripts. As an adult, the telling and reading of stories is still one of her favorite things to do. She is the author of the Blood Rose Rebellion trilogy. Find out more at rosalyneves.com and follow her on Twitter @RosalynEves and on Instagram at @rosalyn.eves.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda

I feel like I finally just really saw myself in a book and it was beautiful.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

I thoroughly enjoyed this YA novel about a 1870s rural Utah girls who yearns for higher education and a life of science beyond her community, while also valuing her family and her faith. Eves does a fantastic job weaving well-researched period details and historical figures into the story of her tri......more

Goodreads review by Samantha

1878, Elizabeth is a Mormon girl in Monroe, Utah. She wants to be an astronomer and see the eclipse. Her mother wants her to be a wife. Torn between desire and duty. Faith and science. Elizabeth goes on a trip to help her sister and ends up in Denver, CO to see the eclipse with the help of friends.......more

Goodreads review by Michael

"I've felt lifted by religious faith and prodded by scientific questions, and I don't know if I can sift through my life and pinpoint the moment they diverge. Maybe they don't diverge at all--maybe they're part of the same vast system, but I don't see all the connections yet." (Beyond the Mapped Sta......more

Quotes

"[A] well-crafted tale of perseverance."––Publisher's Weekly