Book description
2022 Gold Medal Winner in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for Teen Fiction
2022 Gold Medal Winner in the Readers' Choice Book Awards for Teen Fiction
2022 Gold Medal Winner in the Readers' Favorite Book Awards for Young Adult -Mythology/Fairy Tale
2022 Award Winner in the Young Adult category of…
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1 author picked A Light in the Sky as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The world is a brilliant mix of the typical fantasy story and advanced technology with futuristic settings. I love it when the author mix fantasy with technology. You can sense some dystopian vibes too- The Hunger Games came to my mind while reading, and this is an extra reason why I was totally into this book.
From Asiel's list on The best debut young adult books fantasy/science-fiction.
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