The Whole Sky Contributor(s): Henson, Heather (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442414057 ISBN-13: 9781442414051 Publisher: Atheneum Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Horses - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2016044511 |
Lexile Measure: 720 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 190580 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When a devastating sickness spreads through a thoroughbred farm community, a young horse whisperer is determined to find out why all the foals are dying in this tightly woven, tender coming-of-age novel from award-winning author Heather Henson. Twelve-year-old Sky and her father are horse whisperers--their preternatural tenderness and understanding of horses, and Sky's uncanny ability to actually understand what they're saying become their livelihood during the foaling season at multimillion dollar horse farms. They're sought after by the most prestigious farms in the country to keep pregnant horses calm and stress-free until they give birth. But this spring, something awful is happening...foal after foal is a stillborn, and no one knows why. And worse for Sky, who lost her mother only months earlier, her most beloved horse is about to have her first foal. In agony, Sky takes it upon herself to figure out what the vets are missing, and stop it before even more foals are lost. |
Contributor Bio(s): Henson, Heather: - Heather Henson lives on a farm in Kentucky with her husband and three children, and is the author of several critically acclaimed picture books and novels, including the Christopher Award-winning That Book Woman and Dream of Night. |