“This is an impossibly lovely tale—but then, as Nashville, the soaring heart of this exquisite novel, learns, nothing is impossible when you follow your dreams. BEYOND THE LAUGHING SKY is a triumph.”—Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan
“With sharp yet fanciful imagery and prose magical enough to make readers feel that they, too, can fly, Cuevas weaves a story that illustrates how we all have the power to become what we are meant to be.”—Booklist
“Readers will end the book with a new sense of possible.”—Kirkus
“With a variety of metaphorical language and imagery, this short read engenders the theme of acceptance and aspiration of fitting in.”—School Library Journal