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Eyes on the Sky

by J. Kasper Kramer

Narrator Lillie Ricciardi

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Length 6 hours 13 minutes

Language English

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“Eyes on the Sky is a mystery filled story which is set after World War II in Roswell, New Mexico. It is inspired by the weather balloon that crashed there in 1947 and started conspiracy theories related to UFOs. The story is less sci-fi and more mystery as it follows Dorothy as she discovers things that are out of the ordinary for Roswell. It engages readers to be excited for what happens next. While the book starts off slow, once it starts rolling, it was really interesting. The wide range of emotions is very enjoyable. Sometimes it's sad and other times it's happy and angry. I like the way the author uses real bits of things that actually happened. I wish there was more humor and that the main character had more friends. The twist at the end was very good and I hope there is a sequel. ”
— Bookmarker Gabriella • Off the Beaten Path

Summary
About the author

From acclaimed author J. Kasper Kramer comes a historical middle grade novel about a budding young scientist in 1947 Roswell, New Mexico, who fears her weather balloon experiment has been mistaken for a flying saucer!

Nothing ever happens in Roswell, New Mexico. Dorothy should know. She’s lived her whole life on a rural ranch nearby, surrounded by the difficult memories from her family’s struggles to make ends meet during the Great Depression years ago. At least her older brother Dwight is home safe from the war. Unfortunately he’s no better to talk to than her ancient pet sheep, Geraldine.

Thankfully Dorothy has her experiments, like launching rockets off the top of her windmill. But one stormy night, she sends a gigantic weather balloon into the stratosphere—and an incredible blast lights up the sky. Suddenly, all the newspapers feature a flying saucer crash in their headlines and the sleepy town of Roswell is alight with gossip and speculation. But what if the so-called extraterrestrial vessel is actually Dorothy’s weather balloon?

When FBI agents start asking questions, she begins to suspect that there’s something out there, something dangerous. Either the government is after her for causing a national scandal…or aliens are real!

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J. Kasper Kramer is the author of the acclaimed novel The Story That Cannot Be Told as well as The List of Unspeakable Fears and Eyes on the Sky. She’s an author and English professor in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She has a master’s degree in creative writing and once upon a time lived in Japan, where she taught at an international school. When she’s not curled up with a book, Kramer loves researching lost fairy tales, playing video games, and fostering kittens. Visit her at JKasperKramer.com.