All the Blues in the Sky

By Renée Watson

A girl's thirteenth birthday turns tragic, leading her on a journey through grief and healing.

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182 pages· 17,150 words· Est. 2 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

On her thirteenth birthday, Sage faces unimaginable loss when her best friend dies. Struggling with grief, she joins a counseling group where she discovers the unpredictable nature of healing. As Sage navigates sadness, loneliness, and guilt, new friendships and experiences offer glimpses of hope. Can she find a way to embrace all her emotions and forgive herself? This poignant tale unfolds in verse, capturing the many shades of grief and the resilience of the human spirit.

From the publisher

Winner of the Newbery Medal A New York Times bestseller A USA Today bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medal winner Renée Watson explores friendship, loss, and life with grief in this poignant novel in verse and vignettes. Sage’s thirteenth birthday was supposed to be about movies and treats, staying up late with her best friend and watching the sunrise together. Instead, it was the day her best friend died. Without the person she had to hold her secrets and dream with, Sage is lost. In a counseling group with other girls who have lost someone close to them, she learns that not all losses are the same, and healing isn’t predictable. There is sadness, loneliness, anxiety, guilt, pain, love. And even as Sage grieves, new, good things enter her life-and she just may find a way to know that she can feel it all. In accessible, engaging verse and prose, this is a story of a girl’s journey to heal, grow, and forgive herself. To read it is to see how many shades there are in grief, and to know that someone understands. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year A Chicago Public Library Best Kids’ Book of the Year A PEN America’s Best Children’s Books An NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book A Horn Book Fanfare Selection Book A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book