Books with title Under the Same Sky

A young woman must choose between family, tradition and an unexpected love in this gripping novel set in Pakistan.Shabanu, daughter of the windswept Cholistan desert, is the youngest of Rahim's four wives. Although her husband adores her, it is only in his rarely inhabited town house, away from the family home, that Shabanu and her daughter can escape the cruelty of the other wives. But there Shabanu falls dangerously in love with another man, and she must decide whether it is right to follow her heart.

* Moonbeam Gold Award * Winter has a special beauty for those living in northern climates--even for those who live in cities. And winter nights can provide the most spectacular sights of all! To her son's great surprise, a working, single mom breaks her routine one night and rushes her son downstairs to join their neighbors as they spontaneously celebrate the beauty of the northern lights--the aurora borealis. Nature is the central character in this story, and the spell it weaves provides this mother and son with a special moment they can look back on with great happiness. Color throughout

It is 1873, and Matty’s cousin, Neely Allen, is now a teacher in Massachusetts. Her life seems fairly settled until she gets exciting news of a summer school about to be opened by the eminent scientist Louis Agassiz. When Neely joins the group of famous scientists and teachers at Agassiz’s school on a little island off the coast of Cape Cod, she finds romance, adventure, and mystery waiting for her. “Compelling, a real winner… Pitches the reader headfirst into a spellbinding tale of mystery, romance and science.” – Olivia Vehslage, 5th grade student, West Hartford CT.“Neely [is] a young woman with a passion for knowledge, justice, and her own independence.” – Barbara Gopas Gubbins, School Library Director, West Hartford CT.

Hailed as "original and unsettling, an Animal Farm for the new century" (The Wall Street Journal), this first novel lingers long after the last page has been turned.Described as a "fascinating psychological thriller" (The Baltimore Sun), this entrancing novel introduces Isserley, a female driver who picks up hitchhikers with big muscles. She, herself, is tiny-like a kid peering up over the steering wheel. Scarred and awkward, yet strangely erotic and threatening, she listens to her hitchhikers as they open up to her, revealing clues about who might miss them if they should disappear. At once humane and horrifying, Under the Skin takes us on a heart-thumping ride through dangerous territory-our own moral instincts and the boundaries of compassion. A grotesque and comical allegory, a surreal representation of contemporary society run amok, Under the Skin has been internationally received as the arrival of an exciting talent, rich and assured.