Blue

2021 SPARK Award Winner – Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) 2021-22 Reader Views Reviewers Choice Gold Medal YA Fiction 2021-22 Reader Views Kids Teen/YA Book of the Year 2021-22 Reader Views Reviewers Choice Grand Prize In Fiction – Bronze Award Winner 2021 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite in Young Adult Fiction 2022 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite – Teen When Blue Mancini’s mother picked her name, it ended up being a self-fulfilling prophecy. A year ago, Blue's brother, Jack, was involved in a car accident that killed the father of her classmate, Maya Rodriguez. Luckily for Jack, he got out of a manslaughter charge and into a plea bargain thanks to the top-notch lawyer hired by Blue’s wealthy parents. The fallout is now affecting Blue as Maya returns to school determined to carve out a pound of flesh from the only member of the Mancini family she can reach. On top of that, Blue has a demanding mother, a father who’s never around, a drama-addicted best friend, and a secretive new guy who’s determined to make Blue his own personal cheer-up project. It’s a perfect storm of misery. When Maya’s social media taunts and in-person digs finally push Blue to retaliate, they find themselves in afterschool detention and forced into a project meant to foster cooperation and civility. As the layers of their tangled drama unravel, Blue learns more about Maya’s life—and her own sense of privilege—when secrets are revealed that cast a new perspective on everything in Blue’s world. * 2021 SPARK Award Winner, The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators * 2021-22 Reader Views Reviewers Choice Gold Medal YA Fiction * 2021-22 Reader Views Kids Teen/YA Book of the Year * 2021-22 Reader ViewsGrand Prize in Fiction - Bronze Award Winner * 2021 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite in Young Adult Fiction * 2022Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite - Teen When Blue Mancinis mother picked her name, it ended up being a self-fulfilling prophecy. A year ago, Blues brother, Jack, was involved in a car accident that killed the father of her classmate, Maya Rodriguez. Now Maya has returned to school determined to make Blues life a living hell in the aftermath. On top of that, Blue has a demanding mother, a father whos never around, a drama-addicted best friend, and a secretive new guy whos determined to make Blue his own personal cheer-up project. Its a perfect storm of misery. When Mayas social media taunts and in-person digs finally push Blue to retaliate, they find themselves in afterschool detention and forced into a project meant to foster cooperation and civility. As the layers of their tangled drama unravel, Blue learns more about Mayas life-and her own sense of privilege-when secrets are revealed that cast a new perspective on everything in Blues world. "When Blue Mancini's mother picked her name, it ended up being a self-fulfilling prophecy. A year ago, her brother, Jack, was involved in a car accident that killed the father of Blue's classmate, Maya Rodriguez. Luckily for Jack, he got out of a manslaughter charge and into a plea bargain thanks to the top-notch lawyer hired by Blue's wealthy parents. The fallout is now affecting Blue as Maya returns to school determined to carve out a pound of flesh from the only member of the Mancini family she can reach. On top of that, Blue has a demanding mother, a father who's never around, a drama-addicted best friend, and a secretive new guy who's determined to make Blue his own personal cheer-up project. It's a perfect storm of misery. When Maya's social media taunts and in-person digs finally push Blue to retaliate, they find themselves in afterschool detention and forced into a project meant to foster cooperation and civility. As the layers of their tangled drama unravel, Blue learns more about Maya's life-and her own sense of privilege-when secrets are revealed that cast a new perspective on everything in Blue's world"--Publisher's description 2021 SPARK Award Winner, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) 2021 NYC Big Book Awards Distinguished Favorite in Young Adult Fiction When Blue Mancini's mother picked her name, it ended up being a self-fulfilling prophecy. A year ago, Blue's brother, Jack, was involved in a car accident that killed the father of Blue's classmate, Maya Rodriguez. The fallout is now affecting Blue as Maya returns to school determined to make Blue's life a living hell. To add to the misery, Blue has a demanding mother, a father who's never around, a drama-addicted best friend, and a secretive new guy who's determined to make Blue his own personal cheer-up project. When Maya's social media taunts and in-person digs finally push Blue to retaliate, they find themselves in afterschool detention and forced into a project meant to foster cooperation and civility. As the layers of their tangled drama unravel, Blue learns more about Maya's life-and her own sense of privilege-when secrets are revealed that cast a new perspective on everything in Blue's world.