{"product_id":"between-earth-and-sky-9781496755261","title":"Between Earth and Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA young girl learns about friendship, betrayal, and the sacrifices made in the name of belonging in this poignant novel exploring the tragic legacy of forced assimilation and abuse at Native American residential schools in the early 20th century. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe award-winning debut novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nurse's Secret \u003c\/i\u003eis now available with new bonus content, including an interview with the woman who inspired it - Amanda Skenandore's mother-in-law and a member the Lake Superior Ojibwe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a quiet Philadelphia morning in 1906, a newspaper headline catapults Alma Mitchell back to her past. A federal agent is dead, and the murder suspect is Alma's childhood friend, Harry Muskrat. Harry--or Asku, as Alma knew him--was the most promising student at the \"savage-taming\" boarding school run by her father, where Alma was the only white pupil. Created in the wake of the Indian Wars, the Stover School was intended to assimilate the children of neighboring reservations. Instead, it robbed them of everything they'd known--language, customs, even their names--and left a heartbreaking legacy in its wake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe bright, courageous boy Alma knew could never have murdered anyone. But she barely recognizes the man Asku has become, cold and embittered at being an outcast in the white world and a ghost in his own. Her lawyer husband, Stewart, reluctantly agrees to help defend Asku for Alma's sake. To do so, Alma must revisit the painful secrets she has kept hidden from everyone--especially Stewart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in compelling narratives that alternate between Alma's childhood and her present life, \u003ci\u003eBetween Earth and Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting and complex story of love and loss, as a quest for justice becomes a journey toward understanding and, ultimately, atonement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Skenandore \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning author of historical fiction and a registered nurse. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBetween Earth and Sky \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Marketplace Buzz Books \u003c\/i\u003eselection and winner of the American Library Association's RUSA Reading List award for Best Historical Fiction of the year. Her third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Life of Mirielle West, \u003c\/i\u003ewas the 2023 Silicon Valley Reads selection, an Apple Best Books of the Month and a Hoopla Book Club Pick. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and can be found online at AmandaSkenandore.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51181548798226,"sku":"9781496755261","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_533cad0e-b9ae-4ff3-bca1-6f701e37bb94.jpg?v=1744397851","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/between-earth-and-sky-9781496755261","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}