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The Sky Is Everywhere The Sky Is Everywhere The Sky Is Everywhere is a young adult fiction novel by author Jandy Nelson. Published in March 2010, it was Nelson's debut novel and helped to launch her career as an author. It tells the story of an American high school girl, Lennie Walker, struggling to cope with the sudden death of her older sister. Lennie becomes romantically involved with both her sister's former fiancé, who shares Lennie's grief and loss, and also with a new boy in town who shares Lennie's love of music. Ultimately, Lennie must choose between the two relationships. In August 2015,