“Eddleman brings a strong sense of atmosphere to this post-apocalyptic coming-of-age piece, and the underlying message-that it’s possible to contribute in unexpected ways-is a positive one. Now Hope and her friends Aaren and Brock are only ones who can escape through the Bomb’s Breath.įor once, the daring and rebelliousness that usually get Hope into trouble might just save them all.Ī Texas Library Association’s Bluebonnet Award Selection Help lies in a neighboring town, but the bandits count everyone fourteen and older each hour. When bandits invade White Rock to steal its greatest invention-priceless antibiotics-the town is left with a heartbreaking choice: hand over the medicine and die from disease, or die fighting the bandits.

Despite the horrible flops her past attempts have been, she is certain that this time, she’s got a winner ready for unveiling. She would much rather sneak off to cliff dive into the Bomb’s Breath, the deadly band of air that surrounds the town. In a small town scratching out survival beyond Word War III, twelve-year-old Hope Toriella vows to make a place for herself among the townspeople as an inventor.

She lives at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains with her three hilarious and fun kids (two sons and a daughter), and her incredibly supportive husband. But adventurous Hope is terrible at inventing.

Narrated by Abigail Revasch headphones Audiobook 5 hr 37 min Unabridged familyhome Eligible info 18.00 14.95. Peggy Eddleman is the author of the middle grade post-apocalyptic adventures SKY JUMPERS and THE FORBIDDEN FLATS (Random House).

I love happy kids even more than I love cookies, I make lists as often as I eat lunch, and I love having every light in the house on almost as much as I love writing. Twelve-year-old Hope lives in White Rock, a town of inventors struggling to recover from World War III. I have two books released- SKY JUMPERS and THE FORBIDDEN FLATS (both action / adventure, for ages 8 and up, with Random House Childrens Books).

In this thrilling sci-fi adventure, epic danger and impossible odds are no match for one girl's courage!

Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman