All the Love Under the Vast Sky

Twelve short stories in verse by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the highs and lows of love - romantic, platonic, familial, and self-love.

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 myth, historical, speculative, and contemporary fiction.

With the turn of a page, get swept away by unexpected love blooming between two princes from enemy Mesoamerican nations in the 15th century, who'd rather make music rather than war; cheer for a timid bearded lady who was shunned by her family and runs away to find belonging and safety at the circus during the 1800s experience the heartbreak of saying goodbye to a beloved pet; breathlessly watch a myth unfold as a siren bound to the water falls in love with a winged forest spirit, their love seemingly impossible from the start. Root for a girl who emerges from grief and battles with chronic pain to discover how to love herself and life again.

Love is complicated, and this anthology embraces the messiness and the joy of all kinds of love. Contributors include:

• 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

Author: Kip Wilson,Alexandra Alessandri,David Bowles
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 01/14/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.57h x 5.79w x 1.12d
ISBN: 9780593625279
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2024
School Library Journal 01/01/2025 pg. 66
Booklist 01/01/2025 pg. 56
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2025 pg. 88
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2025 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
KIP WILSON is the critically acclaimed author of the YA verse novels White Rose, The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin, and One Last Shot. Awards for her books include the Malka Penn Award and the Julia Ward Howe Award, and her books have been named a Massachusetts Book Honor title, an Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist, and a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist. Kip holds a PhD in German literature and is an enthusiastic high school library worker.