num_pages: 284
description: A 2018 Junior Library Guild selection.Trueblood's action-packed first novel explores the post-World War I poque with visceral period detail and Grace's ambition carries the story about fighting for one's dreams seeking stability in some form and a team becoming a family. Publishers WeeklyGrace Lafferty only feels alive when she's dangling 500 feet above ground. As a post-World War I wing walker Grace is determined to get to the World Aviation Expo proving her teams worth against flashier competitors and earning a coveted Hollywood contract.No ones ever questioned Graces ambition until Henry Patton a mechanic with plenty of scars from the battlefield joins her barnstorming team. With each new death-defying trick Henry pushes Grace to consider her reasons for being a daredevil. Annoyed with Henrys constant interference and her growing attraction to him Grace continues to test the powers of the sky.After one of her risky maneuvers saves a pilots life a Hollywood studio offers Grace a chance to perform at the Expo. She jumps at the opportunity to secure her future. But when a stunt goes wrong Grace must decide whether Henry and her life are worth risking for one final trick.
language: English
title: Nothing But Sky
publisher: Flux