The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

      About the book: Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery old sister Bailey. But when Bailey dies abruptly, Lennie is catapulted to center stage of her own life--and, despite her nonexistent history with boys, suddenly finds herself struggling to balance two. Toby was Bailey's boyfriend; his grief mirrors Lennie's own. Joe is the new boy in town, a transplant from Paris whose nearly magical grin is matched only by his musical talent. For Lennie, they're the sun and the moon; one boy takes her out of her sorrow, the other comforts her in it. But just like their celestial counterparts, they can't collide without the whole wide world exploding.

      My thoughts and opinion: First of all, I only read this because I need something less dramatic to read. (Sorry Reed and Josh and Noelle and....see what I mean?) and the cover looked cool. So, at the library, I was checking out more Private series books and saw this and I thought why not? BEST CHOICE OF MY LIFE. I only cry for a very few books; I cried a little reading this book. I guess all the overwhelming things going on Lennie's life made me teary. I don't know.
      So, Gram has got to be my favorite character. She is forgiving, but also has her rules and quirks. Even though she might be responsible for Lennie and Bailey's mom running away. I like Lennie and I don't like her. I like Lennie's mysterious habits of writing poems and conversations on random things and sticking, hiding, squeezing, covering them in different places. (But seriously, how could she NOT think someone would not see and pick it up and read the words?)
      I hate how Lennie plays with two guys. I mean, I get how grief and sadness is powerful, but SERIOUSLY YOUR SISTER'S BOYFRIEND? I don't blame her but out of all people? SHE IS VERY LUCKY THAT JOE UNDERSTOOD AND FORGAVE HER. If I were put in Joe's situation.....Lennie would be dead to me. Joe would be my second favorite character; ohhhhh his eyelashes ;-). And he plays guitar! How. Hot. Is. That. And Lennie still manages to hurt him.
      Toward the end of the book, I kind of forgave Lennie too though. The conversation she had with Gram after coming home from chopping Gram's roses away really was meaningful. (Yeah I kind of cried there too.) This book was not drama-free as I would have liked, but nonetheless, I still recommend this book for anyone who loves reading anything that could give them a new look on life.