Skye's the Limit

by Megan Shull

Eleven-year-old Skye O'Shea is homesick and afraid as she sets out for a three-week bicycle adventure camp on British Columbia's Cat Island, but despite a bully, mountains, and other challenges, she has the time of her life.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Young Adult

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

A bighearted voice in kids’ fiction and film, MEGAN SHULL is the bestselling author of many stand-up-and-cheer stories for young readers and teens. Her books have been adapted for film, including Disney’s smash hit, The Swap. Most recently, Paramount won the rights to her novel Bounce. Born and raised in Ithaca, New York, Megan holds a doctoral degree from Cornell University, where her work focused on helping kids build resilience. She lives in her hometown, near a lake carved by glaciers and ringed by hills and a trillion waterfalls. Follow along @meganshull on Instagram, and visit: heymegan.com.

Reviews

[Maggie Vasconcellos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was my favorite book when I was younger. It's the only book I can remember reading too many times to count.

[Stacy Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that this book was very good. It is about a girl who goes off to camp for a long time and thinks that she will hate it. When she gets there, nobody is friendly and she has to work very hard each day to complete the trail. There is a girl who's name is Amanda and she is very mean to Skye. Then Skye finds out that something is bothering Amanda. The trails keep getting harder and harder and Skye doesn't know if she will be able to make it. This book is very interesting.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was better than I thought it would be. I like Skye's character, I thought the others were good as well. I really liked that the story is based around an activity that I haven't read in a book. It's unique and that's what gave it its charm.

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute! Great for girls 10-12

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute cute book. Anna loved it.

[Kara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book in probably around 2006, and I remember being extremely immersed by it.

[Juli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good coming of age story 🥹 so much about maturing, so much about friendship, about overcoming challenges, and personal growth 🥹

[BookLover · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book growing up. Skye's adventure and the drama with the others on the trip. It was all super entertaining to read.

[esther · Rating 3 out of 5]

first book i remember reading like my life depended on it

[Heather Hintze]

1. Genre Young Adult
2. Award none that I’m aware of
3. Star Rating 4
4. Grade level (s) 5th-7th
5. Evaluation: This book is a very cute tale about an 11 year old girl name Skye who is going away for three weeks to an Adventure camp where they will spend their time bicycling around an huge island. Though homesick, Skye find two new friends, her first crush, and her first enemy who torments her relentlessly during this trip, however, by the end endurance of the trip has also helped them mature in character. This is a great book for silent reading, or it can be assigned as class reading to give the students inspiration to do something worthwhile during their summers. For a read aloud I would probably used page 120-122, where one of camp counselors is inspiring Skye to continue biking up this really long hill after a hard day of riding by visually a place she truly loves. By the time she is done, they have reached the top and she has persevered.
6. Description of the ending: This is a semi-closed ending. While most issues are resolved by the end, the boy she has a crush on, Mason, puts a note in her backpack that she doesn’t find until she already home. The note basically says she’s the coolest girl he’s ever known, so it leaves us wonder if they ever write or meet up again.

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book on my to read list!

[Cecilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read this book a bazillion times. It's FANTASTIC. You guys HAVE to read it!