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Dear Blue Sky
''Dear Blue Sky'' is a 2012 American novel written by Mary Sullivan, the receiver of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award and a St. Botolph Club Foundation Award. The story is split into short chapters, and told in the perspective of Cassie, an American girl whose brother volunteered to fight in the Iraq War. This book is recommended for ages 10 and up. ''Dear Blue Sky'' has been nominated for thDolly Gray Children's Literature Award Plot The story begins the Saturday before Cassie's brother, Sef, leaves for Iraq. After a party, Sef leaves the following day. The family falls apart: Cassie is lost in memories, their mother is severely frightened, Cassie's sister Van is drinking alcohol, and Cassie's little brother, Jack, misses Sef greatly. During a school project, Cassie coincidentally sees the blog of a 13-year-old Iraq girl nicknamed Blue Sky. Blue Sky describes life in Iraq during the war from her perspective. She explains the environment and the casualties and expresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shutterstock
Shutterstock, Inc. is an American provider of stock photography, stock footage, stock music, and editing tools; it is headquartered in New York. Founded in 2002 by programmer and photographer Jon Oringer, Shutterstock maintains a library of around 200 million royalty-free stock photos, vector graphics, and illustrations, with around 10 million video clips and music tracks available for licensing. Originally a subscription site only, Shutterstock expanded beyond subscriptions into à la carte pricing in 2008. It has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 2012. In January 2025, it was announced that the company would be merging with Getty Images. History Founding and early years (2003–2011) Shutterstock was founded in 2003 by American entrepreneur and computer programmer Jon Oringer. Creating his own online marketplace, Oringer initially uploaded 30,000 of his own stock photos and made them available via subscription, with unlimited downloads and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
