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Enjoying her life in the shadow of a fiery older sister, 17-year-old bookworm Lennie Walker is shattered by her sister's sudden death, a tragedy that causes her relationships with her sister's equally grief-stricken boyfriend and a French newcomer to change in ways she never could have imagined. Simultaneous.
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"This honest, complex debut is distinguished by a dreamy California setting and poetic images that will draw readers in to Lennie's world." -"Publishers Weekly", starred review
"It+s romantic without being gooey and tearjerking without being campy-what more could a reader want?" -"BCCB", starred review
"Nelson's first novel is tender, romantic, and loaded with passion."--The Horn Book
"The author brilliantly navigates Lennie's course between despair and hope, sorrow and humor... a gripping love triangle."--Shelf Awareness
"In this amazing tale of love and loss, Nelson introduces a cast of characters who make the reader laugh and cry."--NPR's The Roundtable
"Nearly everyone who's staggering through life in the wake of a loved one's death will recognize themselves in this brilliant, piercing story."--The Denver Post
* "This is distinguished by the dreamy California setting and poetic images that will draw readers into Lennie's world..."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A joy to read. You'll remember [it] long after you've turned the last page."--The Romantic Times
* "It's romantic without being gooey and tear-jerking without being campy--what more could a reader want?"--BCCB, starred review
* "This is a passionate, vulnerable, wonderfully complete and irresistible book."--VOYA, starred review
"[Nelson] writes with abandon... it's a headlong kind of book, preferably devoured at a single setting."--Los Angeles Times
"Brimming with humor and life, full of music and the poems Lennie drops all over town, The Sky is Everywhere explores betrayal and forgiveness through a vibrant cast of characters."--SLJ
"Those who think young adult books can't be as literary, rich, and mature as their adult counterparts will be disabused of that notion after reading The Sky is Everywhere... A finely-drawn portrait of grief and first love."--The Daily Beast
"A story of love, loss, and healing that will resonate with readers long after they've finished reading."--Booklist
"A story about love and loss... both heartfelt and literary."--Kirkus Reviews
"Sky is both a profound meditation on loss and grieving and an exhilarating and very sexy romance. The book deserves multiple readings simply to savor Nelson's luscious language..."--NPR (chosen by Gayle Forman as one of the top five teen reads of 2010)
"How grief and love run side by side is sensitively and intensely explored in this energetic, poetic, and warm-blooded novel."--The Guardian
"An addictive, romantic, heartbreaking, and wise tale of one girl's epic loss--and equally epic self-discovery. Seriously, stop reading this blurb; start reading this book!"--Gayle Forman, author of the New York Times Bestseller If I Stay
"Wow. I sobbed my eyes out and then laughed through the tears. I have not fallen in love with a story and its characters like this in a long time. Stunning, heartbreaking, hilarious. A story that shakes the earth."--An Na, winner of the Michael L. Printz Award and National Book Award Finalist
"Okay, I admit it. I have a huge crush on this book--it's beautiful, brilliant, passionate, funny, sexy, and deep. Come to think of it, I might even want to marry this book."--Sonya Sones, author of What My Mother Doesn't Know
"Full of heart, quirky charm, and beautiful writing, The Sky Is Everywhere simply shines."--Deb Caletti, National Book Award Finalist and author of The Secret Life of Prince Charming
"Jandy Nelson's story of grief somehow manages to be an enchantment, a celebration, a romance--without forsaking the rock-hard truths of loss."--Sara Zarr, National Book Award Finalist and author of Story of a Girl and Sweethearts
"The Sky Is Everywhere evokes the intensity of desire and agony of heartache with breathtaking clarity. This beautifully written story will leave an indelible impression upon your soul."--Susane Colasanti, author of When It Happens
A Publishers Weekly Flying Start Title
A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Translated into seventeen different languages
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"It+s romantic without being gooey and tearjerking without being campy-what more could a reader want?" -"BCCB", starred review
"Nelson's first novel is tender, romantic, and loaded with passion."--The Horn Book
"The author brilliantly navigates Lennie's course between despair and hope, sorrow and humor... a gripping love triangle."--Shelf Awareness
"In this amazing tale of love and loss, Nelson introduces a cast of characters who make the reader laugh and cry."--NPR's The Roundtable
"Nearly everyone who's staggering through life in the wake of a loved one's death will recognize themselves in this brilliant, piercing story."--The Denver Post
* "This is distinguished by the dreamy California setting and poetic images that will draw readers into Lennie's world..."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A joy to read. You'll remember [it] long after you've turned the last page."--The Romantic Times
* "It's romantic without being gooey and tear-jerking without being campy--what more could a reader want?"--BCCB, starred review
* "This is a passionate, vulnerable, wonderfully complete and irresistible book."--VOYA, starred review
"[Nelson] writes with abandon... it's a headlong kind of book, preferably devoured at a single setting."--Los Angeles Times
"Brimming with humor and life, full of music and the poems Lennie drops all over town, The Sky is Everywhere explores betrayal and forgiveness through a vibrant cast of characters."--SLJ
"Those who think young adult books can't be as literary, rich, and mature as their adult counterparts will be disabused of that notion after reading The Sky is Everywhere... A finely-drawn portrait of grief and first love."--The Daily Beast
"A story of love, loss, and healing that will resonate with readers long after they've finished reading."--Booklist
"A story about love and loss... both heartfelt and literary."--Kirkus Reviews
"Sky is both a profound meditation on loss and grieving and an exhilarating and very sexy romance. The book deserves multiple readings simply to savor Nelson's luscious language..."--NPR (chosen by Gayle Forman as one of the top five teen reads of 2010)
"How grief and love run side by side is sensitively and intensely explored in this energetic, poetic, and warm-blooded novel."--The Guardian
"An addictive, romantic, heartbreaking, and wise tale of one girl's epic loss--and equally epic self-discovery. Seriously, stop reading this blurb; start reading this book!"--Gayle Forman, author of the New York Times Bestseller If I Stay
"Wow. I sobbed my eyes out and then laughed through the tears. I have not fallen in love with a story and its characters like this in a long time. Stunning, heartbreaking, hilarious. A story that shakes the earth."--An Na, winner of the Michael L. Printz Award and National Book Award Finalist
"Okay, I admit it. I have a huge crush on this book--it's beautiful, brilliant, passionate, funny, sexy, and deep. Come to think of it, I might even want to marry this book."--Sonya Sones, author of What My Mother Doesn't Know
"Full of heart, quirky charm, and beautiful writing, The Sky Is Everywhere simply shines."--Deb Caletti, National Book Award Finalist and author of The Secret Life of Prince Charming
"Jandy Nelson's story of grief somehow manages to be an enchantment, a celebration, a romance--without forsaking the rock-hard truths of loss."--Sara Zarr, National Book Award Finalist and author of Story of a Girl and Sweethearts
"The Sky Is Everywhere evokes the intensity of desire and agony of heartache with breathtaking clarity. This beautifully written story will leave an indelible impression upon your soul."--Susane Colasanti, author of When It Happens
A Publishers Weekly Flying Start Title
A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Translated into seventeen different languages
A vibrant, deeply romantic and unmissable debut.
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- PublisherBlossom Books
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 9020637053
- ISBN 13 9789020637052
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages304
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