Just Under the Clouds

Kids, Teen, Social Issues, General Fiction, Fiction
Cover of the book Just Under the Clouds by Melissa Sarno, Random House Children's Books
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Author: Melissa Sarno ISBN: 9781524720100
Publisher: Random House Children's Books Publication: June 5, 2018
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers Language: English
Author: Melissa Sarno
ISBN: 9781524720100
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication: June 5, 2018
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English

Can you still have a home if you don't have a house? In the spirit of The Truth About Jellyfish and Fish in a Tree comes a stunning debut about a family struggling to find something lasting when everything feels so fleeting.

Always think in threes and you'll never fall, Cora's father told her when she was a little girl. Two feet, one hand. Two hands, one foot. That was all Cora needed to know to climb the trees of Brooklyn.

But now Cora is a middle schooler, a big sister, and homeless. Her mother is trying to hold the family together after her father's death, and Cora must look after her sister, Adare, who's just different, their mother insists. Quick to smile, Adare hates wearing shoes, rarely speaks, and appears untroubled by the question Cora can't help but ask: How will she find a place to call home?

After their room at the shelter is ransacked, Cora's mother looks to an old friend for help, and Cora finally finds what she has been looking for: Ailanthus altissima, the "tree of heaven," which can grow in even the worst conditions. It sets her on a path to discover a deeper truth about where she really belongs.

Just Under the Clouds will take root in your heart and blossom long after you've turned the last page.

**"[A] heartbreaking yet hopeful story of a family searching for a place to belong." --**Publishers Weekly

**"[A] thought provoking debut about the meaning of home and the importance of family."--**Horn Book Magazine

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Can you still have a home if you don't have a house? In the spirit of The Truth About Jellyfish and Fish in a Tree comes a stunning debut about a family struggling to find something lasting when everything feels so fleeting.

Always think in threes and you'll never fall, Cora's father told her when she was a little girl. Two feet, one hand. Two hands, one foot. That was all Cora needed to know to climb the trees of Brooklyn.

But now Cora is a middle schooler, a big sister, and homeless. Her mother is trying to hold the family together after her father's death, and Cora must look after her sister, Adare, who's just different, their mother insists. Quick to smile, Adare hates wearing shoes, rarely speaks, and appears untroubled by the question Cora can't help but ask: How will she find a place to call home?

After their room at the shelter is ransacked, Cora's mother looks to an old friend for help, and Cora finally finds what she has been looking for: Ailanthus altissima, the "tree of heaven," which can grow in even the worst conditions. It sets her on a path to discover a deeper truth about where she really belongs.

Just Under the Clouds will take root in your heart and blossom long after you've turned the last page.

**"[A] heartbreaking yet hopeful story of a family searching for a place to belong." --**Publishers Weekly

**"[A] thought provoking debut about the meaning of home and the importance of family."--**Horn Book Magazine

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