- US Edition
A Tiny Piece of Sky
A new middle grade book from the author of the Penelope Crumb series.
Set in 1939, the story tells of a girl who decides to prove she is more than just a #3 sister to her older siblings by trying to clear her father of accusations that he’s a German spy – with surprising results.
Rights details
World English Rights: Philomel (January 2016)
Good news
Nominee for the Black-Eyed Susan Award
An award given by the Maryland Association of School Librarians
A Bank Street Best Book of 2016
https://www.bankstreet.edu/center-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/best-books-year/2016-edition/
An Earphones Award Winner
The audio book is the recipient of an Earphones Award from Audiofile Magazine
http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/108566/
The Author

Shawn Stout
Shawn Stout’s delightful Penelope Crumb rivals Ramona, Clementine and Judy Moody! As well as the PENELOPE CRUMB series, Shawn’s also the author of the FIONA FINKELSTEIN mini-series and the standalone novel, A TINY PIECE OF SKY.
She earned an MFA in Writing for Children at Vermont College of the Fine Arts in 2009 and lives in Frederick, Maryland with her husband and two dogs.