Meet the Sky
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It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophieβs dad to walk out of her life. The one that left Sophieβs older sister, Meredith, barely able to walk at all.
With nothing but pain in her past, all Sophie wants is to plan for the futureβkeep the family business running, get accepted to veterinary school, and protect her mom and sister from another disaster. But when a hurricane forms off the coast of North Carolinaβs Outer Banks and heads right toward their island, Sophie realizes nature is one thing she canβt control.
After she gets separated from her family during the evacuation, Sophie finds herself trapped on the island with the last person sheβd have chosenβthe reckless and wild Finn Sanders, who broke her heart freshman year. As they struggle to find safety, Sophie learns that Finn has suffered his own heartbreak; but instead of playing it safe, Finnβs become the kind of guy who goes surfing in the eye of the hurricane. He may be the perfect person to remind Sophie how to embrace life again, but only if their newfound friendship can survive the storm.
Praise for McCall Hoyleβs debut novel, The Thing with Feathers:
βBeautiful, touching, and bursting with hope.β
Pintip Dunn, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author
βHeartfelt and affecting. Hoyle tells a familiar story, but does so in a voice that is rarely heard, and that makes all the difference.β
Leah Thomas, William C. Morris Award finalist and author of Because Youβll Never Meet Me and Nowhere Near You
βThe inspiring story of one girlβs struggle not to be defined by her illness, The Thing with Feathers soars as it explores what it means to liveβand loveβwithout fear.β
Kathryn Holmes, author of How It Feels to Fly
βA refreshing, quality debutβmeaningfully woven and beautifully engaging, from the first page to the last.β
YA Books Central (5 stars)
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McCall Hoyle writes honest YA novels about friendship, first love, and girls finding the strength to overcome great challenges. She is a high school English teacher. Her own less-than-perfect teenage experiences and those of the girls she teaches inspire many of the struggles in her books. When sheβs not reading or writing, sheβs spending time with her family and their odd assortment of petsβa food-obsessed beagle, a grumpy rescue cat, and a three-and-a-half-legged kitten. She has an English degree from Columbia College and a masterβs degree from Georgia State University. She lives in a cottage in the woods in North Georgia where she reads and writes every day. Learn more at mcallhoyle.com.
