Unable to attend school while she battles cancer, fifteen-year-old Kaleigh Wyse tries to complete her classes online
Developing a science project on astrology, Kaleigh enlists other online learners as study participants. What starts as a collaborative and supportive project based on the scientific method, slowly becomes unwieldy and then flawed when it is apparent that all the project participants are hiding vital clues about their identities. As Kaleigh struggles with the effects of chemotherapy and radiation, she is forced to examine the assumptions she has made about others and the manner in which she presents herself to the world. Sun Signs is a compelling story that examines the danger of blind faith in an electronic age and the ease with which our identities, in the absence of traditional clues, can shift and change.
American Library Association (ALA) Popular Paperback for Young Adults | 2006 | Commended
Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice | 2006 | Commended
Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award (MYRCA) | 2007 | Nominated
Forest of Reading White Pine Award | 2006 | Nominated
Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards - Snow Willow | 2007 | Nominated
