num_pages: 292
description: Sarah, like every college-bound junior, deals with constant pressure from teachers, friends, and parents. Besides that, she’s a marching band geek and the only Jew in her class. So when she gets a chance to spend the summer on a kibbutz in Israel, Sarah jumps at the opportunity to escape her world. But living in Israel brings new complications, and when the idyllic world Sarah creates suddenly shatters, she finds herself longing for the home she thought she’d outgrown.This lyrical novel beautifully captures the experience of leaving behind a life that’s too small, and the freedom of searching for a place with a perfect fit.
language: English
title: The Weight of the Sky
titlecomplete: The Weight of the Sky
genres: Fiction, Spirituality, Contemporary, Jewish, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Womens, War, Romance, Poetry
ratings_count: 260
places: Israel
publisher: Viking Juvenile