Out of the Blue
A Novel
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4.2 • 5 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
When otherworldly beings start falling from the sky, it seems like the end of days are near—but for one girl, it’s just the beginning of an adventure that will change her life.
Jaya's life has completely fallen apart. Her mother is dead, her dad is on an obsessive wild goose chase, and mysterious winged beings are falling from the sky. For the past nine months, none of the them have survived the plummet to Earth, but when a female being lands near Jaya—and is still alive—she doesn’t call the authorities. She hides the being and tries to nurse her back to health.
Set against the backdrop of a society trying to come to grips with the possibility of a world beyond, Out of the Blue is the story of how one unexpected turn of events can put you on a path toward healing.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Eight months ago, angellike creatures known as "Beings" started plummeting to Earth and dying on impact. Nobody knows where the Beings are from or why they are crashing, but grieving widower Michael Mackenzie is determined to catch one mid-fall so that he can get some answers. Michael is convinced the next arrival will happen in Edinburgh, so he and his daughters, 16-year-old Jaya and 11-year-old Rani, move there for the summer. Jaya is out for a walk when a Being lands nearby injured, but alive. Rather than tell her dad and risk the Being's exploitation, Jaya and her new friends, Allie and Calum, decide to help it heal and send it home. Equal parts humorous fish-out-of-water story and poignant coming-of-age tale, this fantasy-tinged debut from Scottish author Cameron examines questions of faith, agency, morality, and mortality. Mourning her mother, neglected by her father, and rejected by her first-ever girlfriend, Jaya is a vividly sketched, relatable character whose brave decisions encourage readers to embrace life and be true to themselves. Ages 14 up.
