The Sky in Silver Lace

by Robin Klein, Alice Pung (Introduction)

Overview

“A writer who relishes the drama of everyday life.”—Guardian

The Melling family has moved to the city, leaving Dad behind. Money is tight, finding a place to live is difficult, and the girls are coming to terms with the freedoms and limitations of adult life. The final book in the trilogy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781925498349
Publisher:	Text Publishing Company
Publication date:	02/13/2018
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)
Age Range:	11 - 15 Years

About the Author

Robin Klein is one of Australia’s most popular and accomplished writers for children and young adults. Robin has had more than 40 books published. Her works have been adapted for both stage and screen. Many of her books have been shortlisted for the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award.

Alice Pung's award-winning books span the genres of memoir, non-fiction, anthology, young adult and children's fiction. Alice's first book Unpolished Gem won the 2007 Australian Book Industry Award for Newcomer of the Year. Her second book, Her Father's Daughter, won the 2011 Western Australia Premier's Literary Award, and her first novel, Lucy and Linh, received a Kirkus star.

Editorial Reviews

Vivienne, Cathy, Heather, and Grace move from a small country town to the city where their mother grew up. Poverty forces them to move in temporarily with a crotchety man and a stern aunt until they are able to move to a low-income flat. The sisters begin to understand each other better as they deal with sibling rivalry, competition with other girls who don't have to buy their clothes at a second-hand store, and a mother who is desperately trying to make ends meet. This story, focusing mainly on well-developed characters rather than plot, has a flavor not unlike Little Women and The Five Little Peppers. Its appeal will be to adolescent girls who are avid readers.

The ALAN Review - Connie Russell

Gr 5-7-The four Melling sisters, Vivienne, Heather, Cathy, and Grace, whom readers met in All in the Blue Unclouded Weather (1992) and Dresses of Red and Gold (1993, both Viking) are back. Set in Australia during the 1940s, this novel tells of the girls' move with their mother from their small country town of Wilgawa to the city while their ne'er-do-well father looks for work. The dreary winter months are made more difficult by the scarcity of money, the need to rely on relatives, and several moves to new living quarters. The book is episodic, with narration shifting among the sisters. The style is subtle and mildly humorous. However, the idioms and cultural differences are not always clear from the context. Klein excels at drawing unique characterizations and sibling relationships. Certainly American children will relate to issues of moving, fitting in, making new friends, and dealing with change. The difficult realization that their father may never be coming home is balanced by the promise of spring. A gentle story, short on action or a strong plot.Connie Tyrrell Burns, Mahoney Middle School, South Portland, ME

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