Book jacket image for All the Blues in the Sky by Renee Watson

Bloomsbury

9781547605897

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All the Blues in the Sky

With her unique propensity for writing about complex emotions and difficult situations for young audiences, Renee Watson might be the queen of middle grade. It’s no wonder that we’re excited for her newest offering, All the Blues in the Sky, which explores grief as it follows its 13-year-old protagonist, Sage, through the aftermath of her best friend’s death.

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Review of ‘All the Blues in the Sky’

"I didn't know / best friends could die" is the stark opening of award-winning author Renée Watson's latest novel-in-verse, All the Blues in the Sky. Narrator Sage is still raw and reeling from the death of her best friend (whose name isn't revealed until late in the novel) after a hit-and-run car accident on Sage's…

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