{"product_id":"9781452951942","title":"Sky Blue Water: Great Stories for Young Readers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Dakota people who first inhabited the state to its generations of immigrants and today’s residents, Minnesota has long had a vibrant and unique storytelling tradition. A rich and often under appreciated part of this tradition is youth storytelling—a movement of which Minnesota is a national forerunner. Here, for the first time, two of the state’s beloved independent booksellers collect a wide array of short stories for young readers that pay homage to Minnesota's diverse cultures and stunning landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSky Blue Water\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates young adult and intermediate fiction from some of Minnesota’s most beloved and award-winning authors to emerging talents and many more. With each turn of the page, every young reader will find a poignant and relatable story: tales of discovering hidden truths about one’s family, dealing with a difficult bully, and falling for the new kid who dresses like a cowboy, as well as settings from Rainy Lake to Lake Calhoun and time periods from Prohibition to the present day. Featuring primarily never-published stories, this anthology beautifully captures the essence of a Minnesota adolescence in twenty short stories and poems. \u003ci\u003eSky Blue Water\u003c\/i\u003e features a Q\u0026amp;A between Minnesota classrooms and the contributing authors as well as curriculum materials for families, teachers, and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection embodies passion for fostering literacy in young readers. A portion of the proceeds from \u003ci\u003eSky Blue Water\u003c\/i\u003e will go to the Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute, a Twin Cities organization offering free tutoring and writing assistance for students ages six to eighteen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors: William Alexander; Swati Avasthi; Kelly Barnhill; Mary Casanova; John Coy; Kirstin Cronn-Mills; Anika Fajardo; Shannon Gibney; Pete Hautman; Lynne Jonell; Kevin Kling; Margi Preus; Marcie Rendon; Kurtis Scaletta; Julie Schumacher; Joyce Sidman; Phuoc Thi Minh Tran; Anne Ursu; Sarah Warren; Stephanie Watson; Kao Kalia Yang.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171968073968,"sku":"9781452951942","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452951942_p0.jpg?v=1763850300","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452951942","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}