Big Big Sky
Publisher
Red Deer Press
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780889954045
Pages
348 pages
Genre
science fiction
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
It is the future. ScanMans, an alien race, invades the warring, poverty stricken, and diseased remains of the Earth. They exterminate all human adults. They recruit orphans for military training in their subterranean, experimental training facility. Rustle is a young scout in a tight-knit female warrior group of five. They're trained to be aggressive, quick thinking, obedient--though for what exact purpose they couldn't quite tell you. But somehow the group is falling apart.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; homosexual; lesbian; same sex relationship
Main Character
girls
Race/Ethnicities
aliens
Family Formation
none
LGBTQ+
female/female
Awards
Rainbow List, 2009 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
women; assassins; mutations; extraterrestrial beings; dystopian world
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Dunnion, Kristyn, "Big Big Sky" (2008). Diverse Families. 1332.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1332