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Mission: to give 1 million kids a wonder-filled experience of STEM. Speaker, panelist, Founder & Head of Explosions @TheCuriosityBox @WATSON_Ltd @STEMDayuk
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2026 Newbery Medal Acceptance by Renée Watson

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By Renée Watson, Sharon Roat, Erin Kelly
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Dear Mommy, You’ve been gone from this earth for four years. It seems impossible that I am here, without you. And then again, you are here. In me. Renée as a young child. Photo courtesy of Renée Watson. Every now and then I walk past a mirror and see you looking back at me. But mostly, you show up in me when I roll my eyes at something ridiculous and say, “I do not have time for this foolishness.” You show up when I handwrite a note and send it off to a friend.
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Everything New Again

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By Renée Watson, Roz MacLean
| Publishers Weekly Verified
Everything New Again Newbery Medalist Watson documents swoon-worthy first love in this aching romance set in small-town Larch Heights, Ore. Working at her family’s funeral home has given Black 17-year-old Bliss an unusually intimate view of death. Seen by her classmates as the “weird girl” for her all-black wardrobe and comfort around corpses, Bliss spends winter break missing her best friend, brown-skinned Alex, who is vacationing in Mexico.
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What do readers think of All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson? Write your own review.

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By Renée Watson
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“But nothing can be as hard as referring to someone you love in the past tense.” Expressing grief is tough, but processing it through the eyes of a child is a slippery slope. As adults, we can only relate our shared experiences and hope to serve as the best mental health guides possible, even as we suffer on our own. “All the Blues in the Sky” by Renee Watson thinks through things like a kid and reminds us that they are capable of more than we expect, especially as teachers.
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