Up in the Sky So Blue

Following her mother's death in a car accident, Marissa Wilkins is left in the care of her grandmother, whose own feisty independence is put to the test by failing health. Overwhelmed by big questions about aging and death, Marissa escapes into a fantasy world through her back yard swing, where she finds new perspective on the challenges she is facing in the real world. Up in the Sky So Blue explores the struggles of coping with loss from the child's point of view. Readers of all ages will find in Marissa a sympathetic portrait of a young girl confronting the feelings of fear and helplessness that accompany the passing of a parent or grandparent.