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Beyond the laughing sky a novel

Hatched from an egg and raised by a loving family, ten-year-old Nashville is more bird than human except for his lack of wings, but he and his classmates learn that differences need not keep them apart.

Main Author: Cuevas, Michelle.
Other Authors: Morstad, Julie (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2014]
Subjects:
Belonging (Social psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Individuality > Juvenile fiction.
Self-acceptance > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Metamorphosis > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Hatched from an egg and raised by a loving family, ten-year-old Nashville is more bird than human except for his lack of wings, but he and his classmates learn that differences need not keep them apart.
Physical Description: 143 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780803738676 (hardcover)
0803738676 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Michelle Cuevas graduated from Williams College and holds a master of fine arts in creative writing from the University of Virginia. She lives in Massachusetts, and is the author of The Masterwork of a Painting Elephant . This is her second book.

Julie Morstad is an award-winning illustrator and artist. She lives with her family in Vancouver, B.C.

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