All the Love Under the Vast Sky by Alexandra Alessandri, David Bowles, Melanie Crowder, Margarita Engle, Eric Gansworth, Robin Gow, Mariama J. Lockington, Laura Ruby, Padma Venkatraman, Jasmine Warga, Charles Waters and Kip Wilson

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Author: Alexandra Alessandri, David Bowles, Melanie Crowder, Margarita Engle, Eric Gansworth, Robin Gow, Mariama J. Lockington, Laura Ruby, Padma Venkatraman, Jasmine Warga, Charles Waters, Kip Wilson
ISBN: 9780593625279

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Published on Jan 14, 2025 | 304 Pages

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In this stunning collection of short stories in verse for young adults, Malka Penn Award-winner Kip Wilson and eleven other celebrated and acclaimed writers explore the many facets of love and how it shapes our lives.

“Quick, big hearted, and well curated, this is an anthology of stories about love, but not love stories.”—School Library Journal

“Great for readers interested in bite-size bits of love and an admiration for the many ways it transpires.”—Booklist

Love can be many things—all-consuming, fleeting, vengeful, selfless, toxic, uplifting, and always, a core part of the teen experience that leaves an indelible mark. This enchanting, genre-crossing anthology delivers something for every reader with unique characters, global settings, and a dazzling mixture of historical, speculative, and contemporary fiction.

From Alexandra Alessandri’s story of a girl who learns to love herself as she battles chronic pain to David Bowles’s romantic tale of two princes from enemy Mesoamerican nations to Margarita Engle’s story of transcendent love between a mermaid and el zemí, a winged spirit, this feast of a collection gives us stories of love in all its many sweeping and complex forms across space, time, and genre

As love—familial love, the love between friends, the love of a cherished pet, and, yes, romantic love—manifests in each character’s life, it is sometimes all-consuming, but it’s always an incredibly compelling emotion capable of delivering devastating heartbreak as well as immense joy.

Contributing Authors: Alexandra Alessandri, David Bowles, Melanie Crowder, Margarita Engle, Eric Gansworth, Robin Gow, Mariama J. Lockington, Laura Ruby, Padma Venkatraman, Jasmine Warga, Charles Waters, Kip Wilson

“In an appealing and innovative collection, Wilson . . . brings together a dozen authors, each creating a different short story in verse around the overarching theme of love . . . The poets each bring their unique storytelling style—with stories ranging from fantasy to contemporary and historical fiction. Poetic language builds each story [and] each entry stands strongly on its own, while the collection creates a compelling picture of the many dimensions of love.”—The Horn Book

“In this collection of stories by 12 powerhouse authors, a variety of teen experiences are explored and captured in a neat novel-in-verse format. Great for readers interested in bite-size bits of love and an admiration for the many ways it transpires.”—Booklist

“[T]his sweeping collection of short stories in verse is wonderfully varied and unique . . . [It] explores . . . manifestations of love . . . platonically between friends, in the form of communication struggles and successes with parents, love for animals, romantic connections, and, importantly, love for oneself. Each author’s interpretation of the concept of love is creative and well crafted. An all star list of poets including David Bowles, Margarita Engle, and Padma Venkatraman tackle the subject in forms that are flowing and expansive, short and staccato, and everything in between. Quick, big hearted, and well curated, this is an anthology of stories about love, but not love stories.”—School Library Journal

“A celebration of love through 12 unique stories in verse. Beloved and award-winning young adult authors explore different forms of love across time and a variety of places. The evocative writing in different verse forms connects the narratives in this timely, relatable collection with a diverse cast of characters. The variety of themes and points of view offers something for every reader. Love wins in this enjoyable, well-executed anthology.”—Kirkus Reviews

ISBN9780593625279

Published onJan 14, 2025

Published byNancy Paulsen Books

Pages304

Dimensions5-1/2 x 8-1/4

Age Range12 and up

GradeGrade 7 & Up

Reading LevelLexile: NP

Author

David Bowles

DAVID BOWLES grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where he teaches at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. He’s the author of several award-winning titles, including They Call Me Güero, The Smoking Mirror, the 13th Street series, and Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico. His picture book debut, My Two Border Towns, is available in English and Spanish. In 2020, David co-founded #DignidadLiteraria, a grassroots activist hashtag and movement dedicated to promoting equity for Latinx people in publishing.

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Melanie Crowder

Melanie Crowder (she/her) holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the author of the critically acclaimed Audacity, Mazie, and An Uninterrupted View of the Sky. She lives with her family on the Colorado Front Range.

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Margarita Engle

Margarita Engle (she/her) is the Cuban American author of many books including the verse novels Your Heart, My Sky; With a Star in My Hand; The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor winner; and Forest World. Her verse memoirs include Soaring Earth and Enchanted Air, which received the Pura Belpré Award, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honor, and was a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, among others. Her picture books include Drum Dream Girl; Dancing Hands; and The Flying Girl. Visit her at MargaritaEngle.com.

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Padma Venkatraman

Padma Venkatraman (padmavenkatraman.com) was born in India and became an American after living in five countries and working as an oceanographer. She also wrote The Bridge Home (Walter Award, Golden Kite Award, Global Read-Aloud), A Time to Dance (IBBY selection, ALA Notable), Island’s End (CCBC Choice, South Asia Book Award), and Climbing the Stairs (ALA/Amelia Bloomer List, Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People). She lives in Rhode Island.

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