“I read. I loved. I fought off tears. There’s not a kid who can’t find themself in this wonderful debut story.” —Jerry Spinelli, Newbery Medal–winning author of Stargirl

“This is NOT your ordinary camp story. Sky Ropes begins with a hurt and damaged heroine whose terrible fear of becoming the ‘mean girl’ comes out of the real possibility that she might. But it’s also possible that she might not—and the tension between those possibilities is tied up with the challenge of the Sky Ropes that terrify Breanna. A complex and intimate and honest novel whose pace quickens and quickens into a breathtaking climb into the treetops, this is a read that redefines the genre.” —Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery honoree, Michael L. Printz honoree, and National Book Award finalist for Okay for Now

“From the first paragraph, Sondra Soderborg’s Sky Ropes whisks the reader along in a brilliant whirlwind of humor and authenticity, heartbreak and triumph. As Breanna navigates the (figurative and literal!) highs and lows of some pretty intense fears, her voice pops and locks off the page in such a vibrant dance of language that I didn’t even realize I was reading aloud until I finished the book in one big exhale. Glorious, important, hilarious, and true, this is a story for anyone with big fears, high hopes, and a desire to define the world in their own brilliantly bold terms, no matter what.” —K.A. Holt, author of House Arrest and Knockout