{"product_id":"everywhere-blue-isbn-9780823451883","title":"Everywhere Blue","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brother's disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the life they've always known.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Maddie's 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 Maddie's older sister  reacts by staying out late, and her parents are always distracted by the  search for Strum. Drowning in grief and confusion, the family's musical  household falls silent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough 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 planet's 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScared and on her  own, Maddie picks up the pieces of her family's fractured lives. Maybe  her parents aren't who she thought they were. Maybe her nervous thoughts  and compulsive counting mean she needs help. And maybe finding Strum  won't solve everything--but she knows he's out there, and she has to  try.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis powerful debut novel in verse addresses the climate  crisis, intergenerational discourse, and mental illness in an  accessible, hopeful way. With a gorgeous narrative voice, \u003ci\u003eEverywhere Blue\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eEventown\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOCDaniel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NCTE Notable Verse Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Mighty Girl \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCybils Award Poetry Winner!\u003c\/b\u003e\"An insightful exploration of a girl’s inner tickings.\"\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Maddie’s quiet courage shimmers like the flash of a butterfly’s wing.\"—Caroline Starr Rose, author of \u003ci\u003eMay B.\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I love everything about this novel. Being inside Madrigal’s thoughts is like living in a metronome that slowly evolves into a layered symphony. Fritz’s verse style gently alters your brainwaves until you are in perfect rhythm with the universe.\"—Nicole Valentine, author of \u003ci\u003eA Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A lyrical novel that makes you feel the chill in your bones but also gives you hope and beauty and lightness, like watching Maddie’s beloved butterflies open and soar.\"—Kathryn Erskine, National Book Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eMockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Libraries need more titles featuring young people who care about climate change and live with undiagnosed mental illness, and this fresh novel in verse fits the bill.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"This well-written story of a family under duress blends music and ecology and may fit a certain niche in some collections.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—School Library Connection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJoanne Rossmassler Fritz is a poet and a member of SCBWI. She developed  her love of children's books by working at a school library, the  independent bookstore Chester County Book and Music Company, and at a  publishing company. She and her husband live outside West Chester,  Pennsylvania. This is her debut novel.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304684179685,"sku":"NP9780823451883","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823451883.jpg?v=1767726496","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/everywhere-blue-isbn-9780823451883","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}