- 2021 SPARK Award Winner – Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
- 2021-22 Reader Views Reviewers Choice Gold Medal YA Fiction
- 2021-22 Reader Views Kids Teen/YA Book of the Year
- 2021-22 Reader Views Reviewers Choice Grand Prize In Fiction – Bronze Award Winner
- 2021 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite in Young Adult Fiction
- 2022 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite – Teen
- 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) – Silver Medalist, Juvenile/YA Fiction E-Book
“Blue highlights the importance of what happens when one bad decision alters the course of a life. High school readers will relate to the mental health struggles Blue goes through. This book is an easy read and ends on a light note with a positive message despite the difficult events.” – Danielle Corrao for the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) Lit Review
“Blue by L.E. Delano is an intense and completely engrossing YA novel about perspective . . . a must read for teens and anyone else who enjoys a great fictional story.” – Paige Lovitt for Reader Views Kids
“Overall: 10.00 out of 10. DeLano has an excellent ear for teens’ idiomatic speech . . . This is a fast-paced novel focused more on feelings and the social world of teens . . . An easy read for its intended audience.”
– BookLife Prize by Publisher’s Weekly
“Filled with complex characters that leap off the page, Blue pulls at your heartstrings and refuses to let go.”
– Claire Kann, author of Let’s Talk About Love and If It Makes You Happy
