Blue

2021 SPARK Award Winner Society of Childrens Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)2021 NYC Big Book Awards Distinguished Favorite in Young Adult FictionWhen 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 Blues classmate Maya Rodriguez. The fallout is now affecting Blue as Maya returns to school determined to make Blues life a living hell. To add to the misery 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. 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.