The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

The second book I read on vacation was The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson.  I loved this book.  I haven't felt this way about a book since the first time I read Looking For Alaska by John Green.  If you know me at all and are aware of my complete devotion to that book and its author you realize this is a big deal.
The Sky is Everywhere is a beautifully written first novel (in both poetry and prose).  It's main character, Lennie, is working through the grief of the sudden death of her older sister.  Lennie is far from perfect and she managed to earn my sympathy, anger, and joy throughout the novel.  The exploration of grief in my opinion is so well done and realistically portrays a girl going through many stages of grieving and of living.  I won't lie... I certainly had moments of tears while reading this book but I also had moments where I caught myself smiling or even laughing out loud.   The characters (all of them, not just Lennie) make this book and I felt like I knew each of them personally by the end.
This is definitely a book I can see myself revisiting and that I would highly recommend to anyone who will listen.  When it was over I just wanted to hold it in my arms and stay with the characters for a while....