All the Blues in the Sky (2026)

Winner of the 2026 Newbery Medal

Sage had imagined her thirteenth birthday filled with movies, sweets, and staying up late to watch the sunrise with her best friend. But that day became something she never expected her best friend's death. Alone without the one who shared her secrets and dreams, Sage feels adrift.

In a counseling group with other girls who have experienced loss, she discovers that grief is never the same for anyone, and healing doesn't follow a set path. There's sorrow, isolation, fear, guilt, pain, and love all tangled together. Even as she mourns, new joys begin to find their way into her life, and Sage starts to understand that it?s possible to experience it all.

Written in an inviting blend of verse and prose, this heartfelt story follows one girl?s journey through grief, growth, and self-forgiveness. Reading it reveals the many colors of sorrow and offers the comforting truth that she is not alone.