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Wilson, Kip, Editor

All the Love Under the Vast Sky

304 pp. | Penguin/Paulsen | January, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9780593625279 $19.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780593625286 $10.99
(2) YA In an appealing and innovative collection, Wilson (One Last Shot, rev. 3/23) brings together a dozen authors (David Bowles, Margarita Engle, Eric Gansworth, Mariama J. Lockington, among others), each creating a different short story in verse around the overarching theme of love. The tales explore this theme from various perspectives: love that is new, controlling, forbidden, rejected, familial, spiritual, same sex, among friends, and for our pets. The poets each bring their unique storytelling style -- some accessibly conversational, some more layered and narratively complex -- with stories ranging from fantasy to contemporary and historical fiction. Poetic language builds each story: in the heartbreaking but hopeful "Kaleidoscope," for instance, Alexandra Alessandri writes, "I can learn to find beauty in the ashes, / to choose joy in the hard places, / to make art from broken pieces." Each entry stands strongly on its own, while the collection creates a compelling picture of the many dimensions of love.
Reviewer: | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2025

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