Portrait of author Kelly Hollman

Kelly Hollman

Writer of Christian historical romance and middle grade adventures


For Younger Readers
Cover of This Opening Sky by Kelly Hollman and Charlotte Watson Sherman
Middle Grade Historical Fiction

This Opening Sky

A post-Civil War novel-in-verse told in two voices. A formerly enslaved girl and a former plantation owner’s daughter form an unlikely friendship as they travel north together and discover the true meaning of freedom.

“A moving post-Civil War story that gives voice to two girls navigating a nation at a crossroads.” — Kirkus Reviews

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