Thank you to the entire team at Bloomsbury, whose enthusiasm for this book has been amazing, especially my wonderful editor, Mary Kate Castellani. Thanks to Mary Kate for all the time, hard work, and editorial guidance, and for loving Sky and River just as much as I do! Thank you also to the Bloomsbury UK team and my UK editor, Natalie Hamilton, for giving this book a home in the UK.
Last but certainly not least, thank you to my friends and family who read my work, encourage me, and keep me going on a daily basis, with biggest thanks to my husband, Gregg, who plotted this book across the kitchen table with me and who took over the real world while I delved into Sky’s world.
A Note on the Author
JILLIAN CANTOR is the author of several novels for teens and adults, including, most recently, the critically acclaimed Margot, a reimagining of Anne Frank’s sister’s life had she survived World War II. Jillian lives in Arizona with her husband and two sons.
www.jilliancantor.com
@jilliancantor
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First published in the United States of America in May 2014
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E-book edition published in May 2014
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cantor, Jillian.
Searching for Sky / Jillian Cantor.
pages cm
Summary: On her sixteenth birthday, Sky and River, the boy with whom she has shared Island
since she was a toddler, are “rescued” and taken to California, where Sky is separated from
River, is forced to live with a grandmother she has just met, and learns new rules for survival.
[1. Acculturation—Fiction. 2. Survival—Fiction. 3. Friendship—Fiction. 4. Grandmothers—
Fiction. 5. California—Fiction. 6. Islands of the Pacific—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.C173554Sd 2014 [Fic]—dc23 2013039234
ISBN 978-1-61963-352-0 (e-book)
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