Catherine Alene will be signing copies of “The Sky between You and Me” in Oregon next month.
BOOK SIGNING DETAILS
Wednesday February 15, 2017 7:00 PM
Bend
The Forum
2690 NE Highway 20
Bend, OR 97701
About the Author:
Catherine Alene has an MA in teaching, and earned her MFA in writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Like the protagonist in The Sky Between You and Me, Catherine battled anorexia nervosa. Now in recovery, she is actively involved with the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and regularly serves as a recovery speaker, talking to college students and professional groups about her experience living with, and finally recovering from, the disease. Catherine teaches language arts at an alternative high school in central Oregon, where she currently lives with her daughter, horse, cat, and black lab, Herman.
About the Book:
An emotional and heart wrenching novel about grief and striving for perfection.
Lighter. Leaner. Faster.
Raesha will to do whatever it takes to win Nationals. For her, competing isn’t just about the speed of her horse or the thrill of the win. It’s about honoring her mother’s memory and holding onto a dream they once shared.
Lighter. Leaner. Faster.
For an athlete, every second counts. Raesha knows minus five on the scale will let her sit deeper in her saddle, make her horse lighter on his feet. And lighter, leaner, faster gives her the edge she needs over the new girl on the team, a girl who keeps flirting with Raesha’s boyfriend and making plans with her best friend.
So she focuses on minus five. But if she isn’t careful, she’s going to lose more than just the people she loves, she’s going to lose herself to lighter, leaner, faster…
“Sit quietly with this book. Feel the wind, the dusty air. Taste the sorrow and the wonder. Listen to the heart that is beating on every page. Then be grateful that Catherine Alene gave us this stunning story. It’s a thing of beauty.” ?Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor and National Book Award Finalist
