Skyward


MASL Book Trailer Winner

Skyward: Anna A. from Jackson Jr. High 

About the Author

Brandon Sanderson was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1975. He has one brother and two sisters. When he was 19, he served a two-year LDS mission in Seoul, South Korea. Brandon attended Brigham Young University, first studying Chemistry, then English. While there, he was an editor at the SF/F magazine, The Leading Edge. He married Emily Bushman in 2005. They have three sons and live in American Fork, Utah. 

About the Book

Spensa’s world has been under alien attack for decades. Pilots are the heroes of what’s left of humanity, and becoming a pilot is Spensa’s dream. Ever since she was a little girl, Spensa has dreamed of soaring skyward and proving her bravery. But her father’s legacy stands in the way—he was a pilot who was killed for desertion years ago, branding Spensa the daughter of a coward, and making her chances of attending flight school slim to none.

Spensa is still determined to fly—even if it means she must be as resilient in the face of long odds as humanity itself has had to be against the alien threat. And her accidental discovery in a long forgotten cavern might just grant her a way to claim the stars.

Reviews:

“[A] nonstop, highflying opener.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“With this action-packed trilogy opener, Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Sanderson delivers a cinematic adventure that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the society. . . . Fans of Sanderson will not be disappointed.” –SLJ

“It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough.” –Booklist

A New York Times Bestseller

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year

“Reading this book is like standing inside a video game: all action and movement. Sanderson’s aerial dogfights are so masterful.“—Booklist

Praise for Brandon Sanderson’s Reckoners series:

#1 New York Times Bestselling Series

“Another win for Sanderson . . . he’s simply a brilliant writer. Period.”—Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind

“Action-packed.”—EW

“Compelling. . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store.”—AV Club 

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