We Walked the Sky

About this book

A stunning multigenerational story about two teenagers: Victoria who joins the circus in 1965 and her granddaughter Callie who leaves the circus fifty years later. Perfect for fans of This is Us. In 1965 seventeen-year-old Victoria having just escaped an unstable home flees to the ultimate place for dreamers and runaways--the circus. Specifically the VanDrexel Family Circus where among the lion tamers roustabouts and trapeze artists Victoria hopes to start a better life. Fifty years later Victorias sixteen-year-old granddaughter Callie is thriving. A gifted and focused tightrope walker with dreams of being a VanDrexel high wire legend just like her grandmother Callie cant imagine herself anywhere but the circus. But when Callies mother accepts her dream job at an animal sanctuary in Florida just months after Victorias death Callie is forced to leave her lifelong home behind. Feeling unmoored and out of her element Callie pores over memorabilia from her familys days on the road including a box that belonged to Victoria when she was Callies age. In the box Callie finds notes that Victoria wrote to herself with tips and tricks for navigating her new world. Inspired by this piece of her grandmothers life Callie decides to use Victorias circus prowess to navigate the uncharted waters of public high school. Across generations Victoria and Callie embrace the challenges of starting over letting go and finding new families in unexpected places.