We Own the Sky Audiobook, by Rodman Philbrick Play Audiobook Sample

We Own the Sky Audiobook

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Read By: Kirby Heyborne, Rodman Philbrick Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2022 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781338876741

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

53

Longest Chapter Length:

07:00 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

01:46 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

04:45 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

12

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Publisher Description

I’s 1924 in Maine, and the Ku Klux Klan is on the rise.

Davy and Jo Michaud have been recently orphaned. Taken in by a distant relative—a famous aviator—they are now working with a group of stunt pilots who spend their time wing walking, leaping from plane to plane, and flying through fireworks! But though the stunts are dangerous, the real threat is building behind the scenes.

The KKK is on the rise in Maine that summer, inspired by the racial fears promoted in the film Birth of a Nation. They spew hatred of immigrants, Blacks, Jews, and French Catholics—that last, a rage that will be directed at Davy and Jo.

When Davy and Jo cross paths with the Klan, they get tangled up in a terrible revenge plan, and held as hostages. Can they escape with their lives?

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“Historical fiction, set in 1920s Maine, is brought to life by the amazing Kirby Heyborne…The flying circus’s announcer bellows enthusiastically, building suspense for the amazing feats performed high in the sky. The voices of the KKK are hate-filled as they attack immigrants. The author’s note, narrated by Philbrick, gives important historical context to the story. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

— AudioFile 

Quotes

  • “[A] gripping, coastal-Maine-set historical novel…Philbrick uses Davy’s extrasensory first-person narration to describe the Klan’s vitriolic rhetoric and violence, as well as behind-the-scenes details around airborne stunts. Chapters filled with plenty of suspense and danger also, as discussed in an author’s note, convey the terror that the KKK inflicted on immigrants in northern states.”

    — Publishers Weekly

Awards

  • Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

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About Rodman Philbrick

Rodman Philbrick has written more than a dozen novels for young readers. In 1993, he published his first children’s book, Freak the Mighty, which became an instant classic and was made into a feature film. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg was a 2010 Newbery Honor Book. Learn more about him on his website: rodmanphilbrick.com.

About Kirby Heyborne

January LaVoy, winner of numerous awards for narration, was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. She is an American actress best known for her character Noelle Ortiz on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. In addition to working extensively in narration and television, including roles on Law & Order and All My Children, she has worked on and off Broadway as well as in regional theater.