* 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 Views 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. Now Maya has returned to school determined to make Blue’s life a living hell in the aftermath. 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. ‍