Her Name In The Sky Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Her Name In The Sky novel. A total of 39 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Her Name in the Sky.by Kelly Quindlen.For Mom, Dad, Freida, Gorb, and Cakes, with all my
Her Name in the Sky.by Kelly Quindlen.For Mom, Dad, Freida, Gorb, and Cakes, with all my love.Chapter One: Birthday.Baker is wearing her least favorite pair of knee socks. Hannah can tell even from here-even from halfway up the bleachers, where she stands
- 1 Her Name in the Sky.by Kelly Quindlen.For Mom, Dad, Freida, Gorb, and Cakes, with all my love.Chapter One: Birthday.Baker is wearing her least favorite pair of knee socks. Hannah can tell even from here-even from halfway up the bleachers, where she stands
- 2 "Heard you gave 'em quite a show tonight," Hannah's dad says."Yes, sir," Clay says, his deep voice vibrating with pride."That's great," Hannah's dad says, and then he says nothing else. Hannah strains her
- 3 "I really wasn't," Hannah says.The six of them circle around the table and feast together. Clay and Luke end up with powdered sugar on their mouths and chins and Wally loses his coffee cup to the mercy of the group, all of whom drink from i
- 4 "Come on," Baker says, tugging on Hannah's arm. "Let's go home."They say goodbye to the boys and to Joanie-"Don't come home too late," Hannah tells her, "I don't want another joint lecture from Mom&qu
- 5 "Yeah. Ethan used to say he was gonna kick me over it. Probably would've killed me.""What happened to the mower?" Baker asks."It crashed and burned," Clay shrugs. "The body of it was all contorted and there was smok
- 6 "Me too," Hannah says. She leans forward and wraps Baker in a tight hug, losing herself to the smell of Baker's perfume and the beat of Baker's heart against her chest. "You're the absolute best," Hannah says, and then s
- 7 Then Father Simon steps forward to address the gym. He stands still with his left hand gripping his right elbow and his fingers raised to his lips, as if figuring out how to counsel a death-row prisoner. He remains silent for a full 30 seconds, until the
- 8 "Prom?""Yeah," Baker smiles."And he gave you a flower?""A rose. Look, smell it."Hannah holds the rose up to her face, but she can't smell anything. "Awesome," she says, the word sc.r.a.ping up from so
- 9 "How much vodka have you had?" Joanie says, rubbing his hair. "No way in h.e.l.l are we doing that.""Dude, just shut up for a second," Clay says. "Okay, one more time: 2 is you, 3 is me, 4 is floor, 5 is guys, 6 is chick
- 10 "I think Joanie has everything and then some," Hannah says, watching Joanie struggle to zip up her bag."And I think Hannah has such a great sense of humor," Joanie pants."Did you print out directions?" their mom asks. "Y
- 11 And then Hannah feels Baker's fingers on the back of her neck, playing with the stubborn wisps of hair that have escaped from her ponytail. "All set," Baker says, her voice still harboring some of that tenderness."Thanks," Hannah
- 12 "Hi, yes, h.e.l.lo," Luke says, affecting a high, squeaky voice as he speaks into Clay's cell phone. "I'd like a large pizza. A very large pizza. The largest pizza you have. p.r.o.nto."Mr. Manceau's agitated voice crackl
- 13 "You should just talk to Baker directly," Wally says."And say what, Wall?" Clay says. "'Hey Bake, I think you're hot, wanna hook up again'?""Is that what this is?" Hannah says, her voice sharp with em
- 14 "Oh, relax, Han," Clay says, nudging her. "Here, spend a minute with my friend Jack. He'll make you feel better."She stares blankly at the handle of whiskey. "What, are you just drinking from the bottle?""Do you wan
- 15 "I don't want the windows open."Hannah turns around, entirely caught off guard. "What?"Baker strides past the windows, staring determinedly away from her. "Not tonight. I can't handle it.""What do the windows h
- 16 Baker tears her eyes away from whatever she was looking at and glances briefly up at Hannah-in the dim light of the lamp, her eyes look black and dead."In a minute," she says.Hannah hesitates, wondering if she should go back down and talk to her
- 17 Baker sits up and hovers over Hannah again. She kisses her with an anguished tenderness, her tears bleeding onto Hannah's cheeks. She kisses her way down Hannah's neck and torso, her lips bringing fire to Hannah's skin. She kisses Hannah
- 18 She doesn't sing the Recessional hymn. Neither does Joanie, who stands bored next to her while Father Simon, the deacon, and the altar servers walk back up the center aisle with a magnificent Crucifix leading the way, balanced precariously in one of
- 19 "Oh," Hannah says. "I haven't decided yet.""Don't they have deadlines for these things?" Uncle Joel says."She's got time," Hannah's mom says. "She has to choose between several schools that
- 20 "You did? When?""Well, he came to talk to me. He felt pretty bad about not sitting with us at lunch.""What'd he say?"Wally rubs the back of his neck. "Baker went over to his house on Sunday night and told him she didn't want to be around you anym
- 21 "I've missed you," Hannah says, hugging him hard.He pulls away and gives her a very packed look, his eyes begging for her to understand. She smiles and holds onto his arm for a few seconds, and he smiles back. Several feet behind him, Baker looks point
- 22 "Right now?""Yeah," he says. "If you want to."They walk the streets of Clay's neighborhood, accompanied by the whispers of water sprinklers and nighttime insects. Wally ambles along with his hands tucked into the pockets of his drawstring pajama pa
- 23 She never receives an answer.It feels like her sadness will stay with her forever. The future, a vague notion that at one time felt very exciting to her because it contained only possibilities, now seems like a prison sentence, a condemnation. For now tha
- 24 Joanie shakes her head. "I don't know. I found her slumped over the kitchen sink and tried to take her into the downstairs bathroom, but she wanted to come up here. I don't think she wanted anyone to see her."Hannah lays her head on the carpet and pee
- 25 Hannah swallows. "Yeah."Joanie studies her for a moment, and Hannah keeps her head down, bracing for the question that might come. "Okay," Joanie says, and her voice sounds nervous all of a sudden. Hannah looks at her. There is something fearful and e
- 26 "I'm sorry," Hannah says hurriedly. "I didn't-sorry.""It's okay.""I talked to him today.""You did?""At the lockers." "How was he?"Hannah tells her about the joke Luke made, and Joanie takes on a soft, yearning expression. "I miss him so
- 27 "Last school Ma.s.s," Wally says."Can't say I'm b.u.mmed about it," Hannah says.Father Simon closes his eyes as he walks in during the procession. The music group sings one of their favorite contemporary Christian songs, but none of the people in th
- 28 "No," Hannah says, her head reeling. "No. I really didn't."Joanie's face looks momentarily relieved, but then her eyebrows crinkle and she voices the fear Hannah has tried to push down for the last minute."Han, do you think Baker might have-?""He
- 29 FROM [email protected] TO Ms. Carpenter, please, I need your help. You're the only person I know who can hlep me. I'm so scared right now. I have feelings for another girl, feelings I'm not supposed to have. We did things together that you're not supp
- 30 Her mom makes fleeting eye contact with her. "Let's not talk about it right now. Just eat and put everything out of your mind.""But-how do you feel about it? Is it okay?"Her mom carries the soup pot to the sink and flushes water o
- 31 "I don't care who you were trying to get at," Hannah says. "What you did was disgusting.""I'm trying to be nice to you.""I don't need you to be nice to me. You're a jealous snake."Michele's
- 32 Michele takes a cup from one of her friends and Hannah knows what's going to happen before it does. She tries to turn away, but the beer hits her full on in the face, seeping into her eyes and mouth before she can process what happened."HEY!&quo
- 33 "Oh-Hannah-""And there's nothing wrong with that," Hannah's mom says loudly. "And as far as I'm concerned, Mrs. Shackleford, all of the kids who were bullying Hannah should be expelled!""We're going t
- 34 "But Baker," Hannah says, touching a hand to her tears, "you also saved me."Baker's face screws up again. She heaves with more sobs, placing a hand over her ribs."You saved me, too," she cries.It takes long minutes for B
- 35 "It's okay," Ms. Carpenter says kindly. "I know she wrote it. She came and talked to me about it, as I'm sure you no doubt heard from Michele.""What did you say to her?"Ms. Carpenter's face lifts with a small s
- 36 "I owe you some, too," Luke says."My sister loves you. Really loves you."Luke smiles. Smiles in a way he rarely does-not like the world is bursting with hilarity, but rather like the world has given him something he never thought he de
- 37 "I'll get it," Joanie says, abandoning the cloth she was using to wipe the table.Hannah turns the faucet off, her heart dangling high above her."Oh," Joanie says, pulling the door open. "Hannah-"Hannah walks into view of
- 38 "No!" Baker laughs, kicking at Hannah with her arms still poised over the mixing bowl."I think you are.""I'm going to fling this batter at you.""No you're not," Hannah says, hugging her from behind. She squeezes Baker's middle and drops her hea
- 39 "Of course we're okay," Clay says, looking sideways to Wally, Joanie, and Luke. He clasps hands with Wally and looks back to Hannah. "Six-Pack for life."Hannah steps toward them. Wally meets her eyes. His smile is gentle and stead