Description
A brothers disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the life theyve always known.
When twelve-year-old Maddies older brother vanishes from his college campus, her carefully ordered world falls apart. Nothing will fill the void of her beloved oldest sibling, Strum. Meanwhile Maddies older sister reacts by staying out late, and her parents are always distracted by the search for Strum. Drowning in grief and confusion, the familys musical household falls silent.
Though Maddie is the youngest, she knows Strum better than anyone. He used to confide in her, sharing his fears about the climate crisis and their planets future. So, Maddie starts looking for clues: Was Strum unhappy? Were the arguments with their dad getting worse? Or could his disappearance have something to do with those endangered butterflies he loved . . .
Scared and on her own, Maddie picks up the pieces of her familys fractured lives. Maybe her parents arent who she thought they were. Maybe her nervous thoughts and compulsive counting mean she needs help. And maybe finding Strum wont solve everythingbut she knows hes out there, and she has to try.
This powerful debut novel in verse addresses the climate crisis, intergenerational discourse, and mental illness in an accessible, hopeful way. With a gorgeous narrative voice, Everywhere Blue is perfect for fans of Eventown and OCDaniel.
An NCTE Notable Verse Novel
A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year
A Bank Street Best Childrens Book of the Year
Cybils Award Poetry Winner!
Author: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 08/02/2022
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.52w x 0.74d
ISBN: 9780823451883
Language: English
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