Weight of Feathers

A finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, Anna-Marie McLemore`s The Weight of Feathers is an utterly captivating young adult novel by a talented new voice. For twenty years, the Palomas and the Corbeaus have been rivals and enemies, locked in an escalating feud for over a generation. Both families make their living as traveling performers in competing shows-the Palomas swimming in mermaid exhibitions, the Corbeaus, former tightrope walkers, performing in the tallest trees they can find. Lace Paloma may be new to her family`s show, but she knows as well as anyone to keep her distance from the Corbeaus. She`s heard the rumors that their fearlessness of heights is from the devil himself, and that simply touching a Corbeau could mean death. But when disaster strikes the small town where both families are performing, it`s a Corbeau boy, Cluck, who saves Lace`s life. And his touch immerses her in the Corbeaus` world, where falling for him could turn his own family against him, and one misstep can be just as dangerous on the ground as it is in the trees.