num_pages: 263
description: This heartwarming beautifully written middle-grade historical novel about an untold American frontier story is destined to be a cherished classic. North Dakota 1905 After fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire eleven-year-old Shoshana and her family Jewish immigrants start a new life on the prairie. Shoshana takes fierce joy in the wild beauty of the plains and the thrill of forging a new American identity. But its not as simple for her older sister Libke who misses their Ukrainian village and doesnt pick up English as quickly or make new friends as easily. Desperate to fit in Shoshana finds herself hiding her Jewish identity in the face of prejudice just as Libke insists they preserve it. For the first time Shoshana is at odds with her beloved sister and has to look deep inside herself to realize that her familys difference is their greatest strength. By listening to the music thats lived in her heart all along Shoshana finds new meaning in the Jewish expression all beginnings are difficult  as well as in the resilience and traditions her people have brought all the way to the North Dakota prairie. 
language: English
title: A Sky Full of Song
publisher: Union Square Kids