McCauley, Kyrie,

If these wings could fly / Kyrie McCauley. - First edition. - New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, [2020] - pages cm

In Auburn, Pennsylvania, a farming community overrun with crows, high school senior Leighton struggles to keep herself and her sisters safe from their abusive father even as she starts a relationship. Perfect for fans of Laura Ruby, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Mindy McGinnis, Kyrie McCauley's stunning YA debut is a powerful story about the haunting specter of domestic violence and the rebellious forces of sisterhood and first love. Winner of the William C. Morris Award!Tens of thousands of crows invading Auburn, Pennsylvania, is a problem for everyone in town except seventeen-year-old Leighton Barnes. For Leighton, it's no stranger than her house, which inexplicably repairs itself every time her father loses his temper and breaks things. Leighton doesn't have time for the crows-it's her senior year, and acceptance to her dream college is finally within reach. But grabbing that lifeline means abandoning her sisters, a choice she's not ready to face.With her father's rage worsening and the town in chaos over the crows, Leighton allows herself a chance at happiness with Liam, her charming classmate, even though falling in love feels like a revolutionary act.Balancing school, dating, and survival under the shadow of sixty thousand feathered wings starts to feel almost comfortable, but Leighton knows that this fragile equilibrium can only last so long before it shatters.

9780062885029 (hardcover)

2019021411


Family problems--Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
High schools--Fiction.
Schools--Fiction.
Dating (Social customs)--Fiction.
Crows--Fiction.
Supernatural--Fiction.


Children's and Teenage: Fantasy/Magic
Children's / Teenage fiction: Fantasy & magical realism
Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Bullying, violence, abuse &
Children's / Teenage: Personal & social issues
Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction

PZ7.1.M42213 / If 2020

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