Meet the Sky, McCall Hoyle
Meet the Sky, McCall Hoyle
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Meet the Sky

Author: McCall Hoyle

Narrator: Morgan Fairbanks

Unabridged: 6 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blink

Published: 09/04/2018


Synopsis

From award-winning author McCall Hoyle comes a new young adult novel, Meet the Sky, a story of love, letting go, and the unstoppable power of nature.It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophie’s dad to walk out of her life. The one that left Sophie’s older sister, Meredith, barely able to walk at all.With nothing but pain in her past, all Sophie wants is to plan for the future—keep the family business running, get accepted to veterinary school, and protect her mom and sister from another disaster. But when a hurricane forms off the coast of North Carolina’s Outer Banks and heads right toward their island, Sophie realizes nature is one thing she can’t control.After she gets separated from her family during the evacuation, Sophie finds herself trapped on the island with the last person she’d have chosen—the reckless and wild Finn Sanders, who broke her heart freshman year. As they struggle to find safety, Sophie learns that Finn has suffered his own heartbreak; but instead of playing it safe, Finn’s become the kind of guy who goes surfing in the eye of the hurricane. He may be the perfect person to remind Sophie how to embrace life again, but only if their newfound friendship can survive the storm.Praise for McCall Hoyle’s debut novel, The Thing with Feathers:“Beautiful, touching, and bursting with hope.”Pintip Dunn, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author “Heartfelt and affecting. Hoyle tells a familiar story, but does so in a voice that is rarely heard, and that makes all the difference.”Leah Thomas, William C. Morris Award finalist and author of Because You’ll Never Meet Me and Nowhere Near You“The inspiring story of one girl’s struggle not to be defined by her illness, The Thing with Feathers soars as it explores what it means to live—and love—without fear.”Kathryn Holmes, author of How It Feels to Fly“A refreshing, quality debut—meaningfully woven and beautifully engaging, from the first page to the last.”YA Books Central (5 stars)

About McCall Hoyle

McCall Hoyle writes honest YA novels about friendship, first love, and girls finding the strength to overcome great challenges. She is a high school English teacher. Her own less-than-perfect teenage experiences and those of the girls she teaches inspire many of the struggles in her books. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s spending time with her family and their odd assortment of pets—a food-obsessed beagle, a grumpy rescue cat, and a three-and-a-half-legged kitten. She has an English degree from Columbia College and a master’s degree from Georgia State University. She lives in a cottage in the woods in North Georgia where she reads and writes every day. Learn more at mcallhoyle.com.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by Aj the Ravenous Reader on April 25, 2021

Give me a good survival story any day and I'll be sure to inhale it in a matter of a few hours which is actually the case with this book, Meet the Sky, a contemporary young adult set in an island hometown in North Carolina hit by a Category 3 hurricane. In the middle of the storm, two teens, Sophie......more

Goodreads review by Samantha (WLABB) on August 30, 2018

Rating: 4.5 Stars When I requested this book, I had not heard any buzz, nor was I familiar with the author, but BOY am I glad I took a chance, because it was so wonderful! Both Sophie and Finn had suffered great losses, but they reacted in very different ways. Finn decided to live his life to the full......more

Goodreads review by Laurie on July 08, 2018

Wow. McCall Hoyle has crafted yet another deep & deeply moving story embedded in a high school romance, this time with a hurricane disaster wrapped around it. As in her fantastic debut novel, THE THING WITH FEATHERS, author Hoyle weaves classic poetry (Tennyson in this one) into her central theme of......more

Goodreads review by Madalyn (Novel Ink) on September 22, 2018

I haaaaaaated the love interest in this one. He consistently compromised the main character's safety for his own reckless habits. And I also just... was bored????......more

Goodreads review by Katie on September 04, 2018

I really enjoyed this book!......more


Quotes

'With tension splashed on every page, Hoyle takes her readers--and characters--on an emotional journey that will keep them up all night, turning pages.' Christina June, author of It Started with Goodbye and Everywhere You Want to Be

'Meet the Sky is an endearing story about how love can help us weather the storms of life.' Katie McGarry, acclaimed author of Breathe

'Meet the Sky is a wonderful story that dares to ask the question, 'Is it really better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all?' Written with honesty, yet also full of sweetness and hope, this is a story that will touch readers' hearts and linger with them long after they have finished the book.' Stephanie Morrill, author of The Lost Girl of Astor Street

'Meet the Sky is a heartfelt, heart-pounding look at weathering all of life's many storms--a story about strength, difficult choices, second chances, and the power of forgiveness. Sophie is highly relatable and deeply honest, and her beloved--yet treacherous--North Carolina barrier islands are beautifully evoked.' Kelly Loy Gilbert, author of Picture Us in the Light

'Meet the Sky was a hurricane I wanted to stay stranded within! I was hooked in the first few pages and swept away until the end.' Becca Hamby, Tome Student Literacy Society

'A riveting story about the quest to find safety and survival, and also the things we stay alive for: friendship, family, and love.' Katie Nelson, YA author of The Duke of Bannerman Prep

'A turbulent and emotionally-charged tale of survival, hope, and second chances. Meet the Sky is a beautiful testament to the only thing more powerful than nature--the resilience of the human spirit.' Darcy Woods, award-winning author of Summer of Supernovas

'A turbulent and emotionally-charged tale of survival, hope, and second chances. Meet the Skyis a beautiful testament to the only thing more powerful than nature--the resilience of the human spirit.' Darcy Woods, award-winning author of Summer of Supernovas

'A whirlwind of a story full of hope and second chances. Hoyle stuns with Meet the Sky and leaves us in raptures with her beautifully crafted tale.' Alison Gervais, author of In 27 Days

'Against the stunning backdrop of the Outer Banks mid-hurricane, complete with wild horses and even wilder winds, McCall Hoyle turns grief into something beautiful. Meet the Skyis a story about broken families trying to put the pieces of their fractured lives back together. Sophie and Finn prove what it means to forge ahead against all odds, even in the eye of a storm.' Stephanie Elliot, author of Sad Perfect