The Sky Is Everywhere
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4.6 • 8 Ratings
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- €8.99
Publisher Description
Now a major motion picture from Apple Original Films and A24 New York Times bestselling author Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal “Entirely compelling.” The Guardian “Heartwarming.” The Independent For fans of Jojo Moyes, Adam Silvera and Gayle Forman. Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker 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 centre stage of her own life – and suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two boys. One boy takes Lennie out of her sorrow; the other comforts her in it. But the two can't collide without Lennie's world exploding...
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
We adore this bittersweet novel about a teenager named Lennie who develops two inconvenient crushes in the midst of grieving for her big sister. San Francisco–based author Jandy Nelson channels her background as a poet into the story, bookmarking each chapter with one of Lennie’s beautifully plainspoken poems, scribbled on candy wrappers and schoolwork. We loved Nelson’s small-town Northern California characters: free spirits, skaters, nature lovers, dreamers and hippies. Brimming with warmth and humor, The Sky is Everywhere is perfect for fans of John Green and David Levithan.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When Lennie's older sister dies suddenly, she is devastated, but she also starts realizing she no longer has to be the companion pony to the thoroughbred that was her dazzling sister. Living her own life proves difficult, however, both because it doesn't seem right that anything good should come out of Bailey's death and because of complications that arise when she falls in love with a talented musician in the school band. This honest, complex debut is distinguished by a dreamy California setting and poetic images that will draw readers into Lennie's world, particularly in the notes Lennie writes about life with her sister on bits of paper and even trees ( I button one of her frilly shirts/ over my own T-shirt./ ....I always feel better then,/ like she's holding me ). The author perhaps creates a few too many vibrant characters and plot points (Lennie also searches for her missing mom and discovers secrets Bailey was hiding). Even so, readers will be moved by Lennie's ability to admit to even some of her most unpleasant feelings and motivations, and her growing willingness to live full blast. Ages 14 up.
