The Peppered Sky by Sarah Doran
Author: Sarah Doran Illustrated by: Beth SniderSarah lives in Temple, TX with her husband, children, and cat. She grew up as a military brat, with her dad a Chaplain. Later she joined the Army as a Blackhawk mechanic. She deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. She met her husband who was also a Blackhawk mechanic, got married, and became a military spouse. Now she spends her time as a civilian homeschooling her kids and writing military children’s books.
While she was in college to become a teacher she took a class on children’s literature. She focused on military children’s books and realized the lack of representation for military children. That planted a seed in the back of her mind. During COVID she had extra time and wrote “The Peppered Sky” which is about 2 military children siblings, Haleigh and Mason, as they watch a military airborne paratrooper training exercise. This story is inspired by her childhood and watching her dad jump as a paratrooper.
