Set Sail on the Great Big Ocean Sky!

The Far From Home continues with its second installment: Great Big Ocean Sky. If you love juvenile/middle-grade fiction and fantasy, this series of books is for you. The debut book, The City of Lights, is available anywhere books are sold, with Great Big Ocean Sky coming May 16, 2023. Gear up, future Oracles in Training, your journey to LeeChee is far from over. The Far From Home series is a middle-grade/juvenile literature book for students and children of all ages.

The Far From Home Series Book One:

City of Lights

“… creative and amusing, with elements that middle-grade readers are sure to enjoy…”

-BlueInk Review of City of Lights


With hundreds of copies sold across the USA, City of Lights was a smash hit when released in 2021. This book chronicles the adventures of Mary Jingo, a not-so-ordinary girl, as she travels across the magical land of LeeChee. Join Mary and her friends as they fight the evil Mellie and try to save the Everything.

MEET THE AUTHOR

Hey! Hey! Hey! My name is Kelly Byrd. I’m a middle-grade author by choice, a writer by discipline, home-grown chef, and amateur gardener. I live in Nashville, Tennessee with my husband and two cute-as-buttons rescue pups. I am just tickled pink that you are here. The Far From Home series is about growing up, finding your voice, and rescuing the Everything. I hope you’ll go along with Mary on this journey as she travels Far From Home.

Photo: Justin Wright

“This book is AMAZING. Got recommended it from a friend, and couldn’t put it down. I recommend this book 100%”

—Trig, age 14, Charleston, S.C.