At a glance
- Published
- 2025
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Subgenre
- Contemporary
- Words
- 17,150
- Format
- Verse & prose: part of the story is told in prose
- Section
- Middle Grade
All the Blues in the Sky
On her thirteenth birthday, Harlem girl Sage loses her best friend Angel in a hit-and-run. Overwhelmed by grief, she joins a counseling group with other grieving kids and struggles to open up.
- Newbery Medal 2026
- Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Honor 2026
- Walter Dean Myers Honor 2026
- Charlotte Huck Honor 2026
- ALSC Notable Children's Book 2026
Themes
Mood
Feels sad, emotional, hopeful.
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