Dear Blue Sky by Mary Sullivan
This is a story for middle grade readers that deal with a
difficult subject, war. It is the story of a family, whose oldest child heads
off to the Iraqi war to serve his country like his father and grandfather. This
is a compelling story about the realistic effects of war that it has on a
family. It also raises awareness and a deeper understanding about all the
victims of war.
Meet Cassie. She feels like her world is falling apart
because her older brother has just left for the war. Her family is falling apart;
her mother can’t cope and doesn’t get out of bed. Cassie’s mother has stopped
taking care of the family and is constantly fighting with her dad. Cassie’s
older sister is making lots of bad decisions and gets lost in the mix while her
little brother, who has Downs Syndrome, has decided to stop talking.
Cassie then gets a class assignment that really changes her
perspective on everything. She discovers Blue Sky, a young Iraqi girl who has
started a blog. Their worlds seem very similar yet very different and suddenly
Cassie is beginning to see another side of war that she never knew about.
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