The Sky is Everywhere

Publisher Marketing: Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery older sister Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to center stage of her own life and, despite her nonexistent history with boys, suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two. Toby was Bailey s boyfriend; his grief mirrors Lennie s own. Joe is the new boy in town, a transplant from Paris whose nearly magical grin is matched only by his musical talent. For Lennie, they re the sun and the moon; one boy takes her out of her sorrow, the other comforts her in it. But just like their celestial counterparts, they can t collide without the whole wide world exploding. Just as much a celebration of love as it is a portrait of loss, Lennie s struggle to sort her own melody out of the noise around her is always honest, often hilarious, and ultimately unforgettable." Review Citations: Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2010 pg. 138 (EAN 9781441820136, Compact Disc) Audio File 06/01/2010 pg. 61 (EAN 9781441820136, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review Audio File Best Young Adult 12/01/2010 pg. 30 (EAN 9781441820136, Compact Disc) Booklist 01/01/2010 pg. 70 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) Romantic Times 03/01/2010 pg. 59 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2010 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 02/22/2010 pg. 69 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) - *Starred Review School Library Journal 03/01/2010 pg. 165 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2010 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2010 pg. 65 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2010 pg. 242 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2010 pg. 131 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 1021 (EAN 9780803734951, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Nelson, Jandy Jandy Nelson, like Noah and Jude, comes from a superstitious lot. She was tutored from a young age in the art of the four-leaf clover hunt; she knocks wood, throws salt, and carries charms in her pockets. Her debut novel, The Sky Is Everywhere, was on multiple Best Books of the Year lists, was a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults pick, earned numerous starred reviews, has been translated widely, and continues to enjoy great international success. Currently a full-time writer, Jandy lives and writes in San Francisco, California not far from the settings of The Sky Is Everywhere and I ll Give You the Sun. Contributor Bio:  Whelan, Julia Julia Whelan, a former child actress best known for her award-winning work on ABC's "Once and Again", has won multiple "AudioFile" Earphones Awards and was named one of "AudioFile" magazine's Best Voices of 2010. Her "flawless" narration of Jandy Nelson's "The Sky Is Everywhere" earned a place in the first round of 2011 Grammy nominations for Best Spoken Word Album.