
The World from Up Here
Cecilia Galante
(Author)21,000+ Reviews
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Description
From the award-winning author of The Patron Saint of Butterflies comes a story about the courage it takes to face your biggest fears.Wren Baker has never felt brave a day in her life. She doesn't even know what she's afraid of, really. Only that if she raises her voice or leaves her mark or ventures too far from home, she'll risk falling flat on her face. But that all changes when Wren's cousin, Silver, walks into her life. Silver is totally fearless. Maybe that's why she's the most popular girl in the sixth grade. She dares Wren to take risks, to live out loud, to finally spread her wings. And when Silver decides to undertake the journey of a lifetime, Wren is forced to make a decision: Is she in or is she out? There's only one way Wren will ever learn to fly. It's time for her to stand at the edge of the unknown...and jump.Full of heartache and hope, The World From Up Here is a tender, moving story about old secrets and new friendships, anxiety and Asperger syndrome, and what it means to face the things that scare us most.
Product Details
Publisher | Scholastic Press |
Publish Date | June 28, 2016 |
Pages | 320 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780545848459 |
Dimensions | 8.4 X 5.5 X 1.3 inches | 0.7 pounds |
About the Author
Cecilia Galante is the author of books for children, teens, and adults, including The World from Up Here and Stealing Our Way Home. Her first novel, The Patron Saint of Butterflies, won a NAIBA Book of the Year Award and was an Oprah's Book Club Teen Reading Selection, a Book Sense Pick, and a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year. In addition to teaching eighth grade English, Cecilia also teaches fiction writing at Wilkes University's graduate creative writing program. She lives in Kingston, Pennsylvania.
Reviews
Praise for The World from Up Here: Galante creates a realistically complex character in Wren, sensitively portraying her anxieties and her realizations about how she holds herself back. -- Publishers Weekly, April 2016 Galante's penned a poignant tale of self-discovery. -- Kirkus Reviews, April 2016
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