If These Wings Could Fly

Name: If These Wings Could Fly
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Kyrie McCauley
ISBN: 9780062977694

Author: Kyrie McCauley

Narrator: Lisa Flanagan

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/03/2020

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Magical Realism

Synopsis

Perfect for fans of Laura Ruby, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Mindy McGinnis, Kyrie McCauley’s stunning YA debut is a powerful story about the haunting specter of domestic violence and the rebellious forces of sisterhood and first love. Winner of the William C. Morris Award!Tens of thousands of crows invading Auburn, Pennsylvania, is a problem for everyone in town except seventeen-year-old Leighton Barnes. For Leighton, it’s no stranger than her house, which inexplicably repairs itself every time her father loses his temper and breaks things.Leighton doesn’t have time for the crows—it’s her senior year, and acceptance to her dream college is finally within reach. But grabbing that lifeline means abandoning her sisters, a choice she’s not ready to face.With her father’s rage worsening and the town in chaos over the crows, Leighton allows herself a chance at happiness with Liam, her charming classmate, even though falling in love feels like a revolutionary act.Balancing school, dating, and survival under the shadow of sixty thousand feathered wings starts to feel almost comfortable, but Leighton knows that this fragile equilibrium can only last so long before it shatters.

About Kyrie McCauley

Kyrie McCauley is the author of If These Wings Could Fly, winner of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award; We Can Be Heroes; Bad Graces; and All the Dead Lie Down. She has also been a waitress, nanny, singer in a band, ACLU intern, rally organizer, Truman Scholar, and, most recently, a mother and a writer. She holds a master of science in social policy from the University of Pennsylvania. She lives near Philadelphia with her husband, children, and several ill-mannered but beloved cats. You can visit Kyrie at kyriemccauley.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on April 14, 2020

I have to admit, I wasn't super sold on the writing style of this one at first, but once I got into the story and invested in the characters, I ended up really enjoying this. It's definitely a hard read at times, but I feel like it handled domestic abuse in a very respectful manner and if you think......more

Goodreads review by ;3 on October 31, 2020

4.5 i put that extra half star for that one scene where they talk about into the spider-verse 😌✨......more

Goodreads review by Sophie "Beware Of The Reader" on February 08, 2020

4,5 stars I confess that what first drew me to the book is the gorgeous cover and once I read the blurb it had all the ingredients that I am looking for in a YA contemporary story and more. This is a first work that certainly does not feel like a first! Kyrie McCauley has written about a very sensi......more

Goodreads review by Celia on September 11, 2019

Normally, when writing reviews, I use an abundance of "amazing" and "fantastic", but this book deserves a better word. Maybe by the end of the review, I'll find it. ****Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for a chance to review this title ahead of its release date. Gut-wrenching, magnificent.........more

Goodreads review by 여리고 on November 05, 2019

Extending my deepest gratitude to Edelweiss and Katherine Tegen Books for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review. However, this does not affect any opinions or feedback stated concerning the book whatsoever. TW: Obscenity, domestic violence and abuse, blood, racial slurs 3.75 rounded......more