Under a Painted Sky
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl, Stacey Lee's debut novel is a powerful story about love, friendship, and sacrifice, perfect for fans of Code Name Verity. "This moving novel will captivate you."--Buzzfeed.com All Samantha wanted was to move back to New York and pursue her music, which was difficult enough being a Chinese girl in Missouri, 1849. Then her fate takes a turn for the worse after a tragic accident leaves her with nothing and she breaks the law in self-defense. With help from Annamae, a runaway slave she met at the scene of her crime, the two flee town for the unknown frontier.
But life on the Oregon Trail is unsafe for two girls. Disguised as Sammy and Andy, two boys heading for the California gold rush, each search for a link to their past and struggle to avoid any unwanted attention. Until they merge paths with a band of cowboys turned allies, and Samantha can't stop herself from falling for one. But the law is closing in on them and new setbacks come each day, and the girls will quickly learn there are not many places one can hide on the open trail. Winner of the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award
An ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Pick
An Amelia Bloomer Book
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Вестерн – не мой жанр, я не люблю его эстетику, а еще меньше его этику, весь этот расизм, сексизм и прочие -измы, присущие эпохе. Но Under a Painted Sky хвалили как книгу о женской дружбе, так что я решила порасширять горизонты.
Саманта Янг – пятнадцатилетняя китаянка в Миссури времен Золотой лихорадки, которая случайно убивает поганого чувака, решившего её изнасиловать (это не спойлер, а буквально на первой странице написано). За убийство ей гроз...read more
Саманта Янг – пятнадцатилетняя китаянка в Миссури времен Золотой лихорадки, которая случайно убивает поганого чувака, решившего её изнасиловать (это не спойлер, а буквально на первой странице написано). За убийство ей гроз...read more
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