Winter Sky
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Major had loved Mike, the fire starter. Siria wasn’t sorry. Izzy had said once it was good to love as many people as you could.
Siria heard sirens and sat up, but Major didn’t move. She sank back down, sliding her feet underneath the dog, and pulled the quilt up higher around her. Pop would text as soon as they’d put out the fire.
Pop and the firefighters really didn’t need her. They looked out for each other.
She closed her eyes, her hand on her iPhone.
How great it was to lie here, cozy. Not to sneak out in the dark, into the cold, the snow.
It was a whole new year.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Patricia Reilly Giff is the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books, the Friends and Amigos books, and the Polka Dot Private Eye books. Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. They include The Gift of the Pirate Queen; All the Way Home; Water Street; Nory Ryan’s Song, a Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction; and the Newbery Honor Books Lily’s Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. Lily’s Crossing was also chosen as a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book. Her most recent books are Gingersnap, R My Name Is Rachel, Storyteller, Wild Girl, and Eleven, as well as the Zigzag Kids series. She lives in Connecticut.
Patricia Reilly Giff is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact the Random House Speakers Bureau at rhspeakers@randomhouse.com.