Book Review: I’ll Give You the Sun. Books Uncategorized. I’m currently working my way through award winning young adult fiction and just finished up I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson. This book was published this past year and since it’s relatively new, I’m not sure if it has won any awards yet. It was displayed with the other. “I’ll Give You the Sun” is a dazzling mirror, and many grateful teenagers are sure to find themselves reflected in and learning from its pages. Let Us Help You Pick Your Next Book. Jude and her twin brother Noah are incredibly close. At 13, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them.But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking.
About the Author
Jandy Nelson, like her characters in I'll Give You the Sun,comes from a superstitious lot. She was tutored from a young age inthe art of the four-leaf clover hunt; she knocks wood, throws salt,and carries charms in her pockets. Her debut novel, The Sky IsEverywhere, was on multiple Best Books of the Year lists, was aYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults pick, earned numerous starredreviews, has been translated widely, and continues to enjoy greatinternational success. Jandy has a BA from Cornell, an MFA inpoetry from Brown, and another MFA in writing for children andyoung adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Currently afull-time writer, Jandy lives and writes in San Francisco,California--not far from the settings of The Sky IsEverywhere and I'll Give You the Sun.
Reviews
Praise for I'll Give You the Sun
Winner of the 2015 Michael L. Printz Award
Winner of a 2015 Stonewall Honor A New York Times BookReview Notable Children's Book of 2014
A TIME Top Ten Young Adult Book of 2014
A Boston Globe Best Young Adult Novel of 2014
A Huffington Post Top 12 Young Adult Book of 2014
A 2014 Cybil Award Finalist
A 2015 YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults Book
A 2015 Topo Ten Rainbow List Selection
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2014
A 2014 Booklist Edtior's Choice Book
A Bustle.com Top 25 Young Adult Novel of 2014 This is the bigone--the blazing story of once inseparable twins whose livesare torn apart by tragedy. --Entertainment Weekly, 5 YANovels to Watch Out For Dazzling. --The New York TimesBook Review Have you ever wanted to put a book in all of yourfriends' hands? This is that kind of book . . . Heartbreakinglyhonest. --San Francisco Chronicle Bold, evenbreathtaking. You get the sense [the] characters arebursting through the words, breaking free of normal metaphors andconstructions, jubilantly trying to rise up from the prison oflanguage . . . The book celebrates art's capacity to heal, but italso shows us how we excavate meaning from the art we cherish, andhow we find reflections of ourselves within it. . . . I'll GiveYou the Sun is a dazzling mirror. --Lauren Oliver for theNew York Times Book Review Both structurallyvirtuosic . . . and emotionally wrenching. That aloneis a rare combination in literature, YA or otherwise. But then addin the characters . . . This book is a rebuttal to anyonesuggesting YA, because it tells stories of young people, is somehowof lesser stuff. I'll Give You The Sun is literature. Fullstop. In my opinion, it's not just the best YA book of the year,but one of the best books of the year. --Gayle Forman forParade This book is many things at once, all of themengrossing. It's a book where teenagers think in almostindulgently poetic language while still sounding genuinelyadolescent. It's two separate but equally intoxicating lovestories. . . . Most of all, it's the mystery of what happened totear Noah and Jude apart, and what--if anything--can bring themback together again. --NPR's Guide to 2014's Great Reads This bookis about many things: grief, sexuality, creativity, bravery,identity, guilt. But mostly it's about love. Be prepared with moretissues than you needed for The Fault in Our Stars, a chunkynotebook to scribble down all the quotes and a handful of wittyresponses when people ask why you're chuckling to yourself in thecorner. Because this book will make you realise howbeautiful words can be. --The GuardianSimplyunforgettable. . . . If you're looking for a book that's deepand powerful and beautiful, look no further. You must read I'llGive You the Sun. --Lisa Parkin for the HuffingtonPost's 'Top 12 Young Adult Books of 2014' 'Readers are meant tofeel big things, and they will--Nelson's novel brims withemotion (grief, longing, and love in particular) as Noah, Jude,and the broken individuals in their lives find ways toheal.'--Publishers Weekly, starred review Aresplendent novel...Art and wonder fill eachpage.--School Library Journal, starred review Nelson's proseis replete with moments of stunning emotional clarity, andher characters are as irresistible to the reader as they are toeach other . . . No matter how they hurt each other, the love amongall the characters is huge here--huge enough to destroy, hugeenough to forgive, and huge enough to put their broken world backtogether again. --BCCB, starred review In an electricstyle evoking the highly visual imaginations of the youngnarrators, Nelson captures the fraught, antagonistic, yet deeplyloving relationship Jude and Noah share. --Booklist, starredreview An intricate and absorbing work of art emergesfrom the details of the interlaced sections. Few novels about twinscapture so well the rewards and challenges . . . or the way inwhich people who have loved us remain in our minds after theirdeaths. --VOYA, perfect score Readers will be hooked.--Library Media Connection 'The novel is structurallybrilliant, moving back and forth across timelines to revealeach teen's respective exhilaration and anguish . . . Nelson'sprose scintillates . . . dizzyingly visual . . . Here's anarrative experience readers won't soon forget.'--KirkusTold in poetic prose with the barest hint of magical realism . . .a compelling meditation on love, grief, sexuality, family,and fate. --Horn Book I've gotten so involved in a book thatI've missed my subway stop because I was reading; Jandy Nelson'sI'll Give You the Sun might be the first time where I saw mystop and skipped it anyway. --The Daily BeastI'll GiveYou the Sun is a daydream . . . otherworldly andmesmerizing . . . Nelson's evocative language envelops one'simagination . . . an exquisite surrender to wonder andpossibilities. --The Boston GlobeI'll Give You theSun gives the word 'intense' new meaning . . . a novelthat makes you want to go out and skydive, but if you can read anovel like this now and then, you don't need to. --NewsdayThis one is going to be big . . . It is full of all the good stuffthat sticks with you: love, identity struggles, loss, betrayal, andthe complications of family, so you'll probably feel all thefeels. --Bustle.com A blazing prismatic explosion of color . .. I'll Give You the Sun is that rare, immersive teen novel:To read it is a coming-of-age experience in itself.--Entertainment Weekly [These] viewpoints--Noah's at 13 and14, Jude's at 16--intersect in surprising ways, and eventually cometogether in a satisfying, if bittersweet, conclusion.. . . Young adults will learn they're not alone in navigating theemotional highs and lows of finding their identity; older readerswill have moments of wistful recognition. I, for one, devoured thisbook.'--Montreal Gazette It's a meditation on life, art, family,fate, and how even the most broken people can help fix one another. . . This book will tear through you like a hurricane,leaving you in ruined awe.--Huffington PostIngeniouslytold from the alternating perspectives of its spunky twinprotagonists, this (technically) young adult noel jubilantly holdsits own against the fall's grown-up offerings, with dead-oninsights about surviving youth--and family. --O, the OprahMagazine You'd think that we were plugging The Fault in OurStars, but even that comparison might sell short I'll GiveYou the Sun... [It's] planted firmly in the positive, makingfor a gravity-defying, life-affirming experience.--SanFrancisco Magazine [Nelson] has an electrifying facilitywith description, especially how her characters feel at a givenmoment . . . [Jude], Noah, and the fine cast of subsidiarycharacters . . . are most memorable for how they poignantlyillustrate the most basic of human emotions--love, grief, shame,remorse, joy.--Chicago Tribune 'One of Fall's mostanticipated YA books . . . it's filled with complex andcontroversial themes that are relatable to anyone who has struggledwith identity, sexuality, family ties and other struggles ofgrowing up.'--Mashable.com Will pluck at your heartstrings.--People A wild, beautiful, and profoundly movingnovel. Jandy Nelson's writing is so electric, so alive, her pagespractically glow in the dark. --Ransom Riggs, New York Timesbestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for PeculiarChildren and Hollow City Jandy Nelson is a rare,explosive talent, and one of the best writers working today. Herprose is vivid, breathtaking, and drenched in passion, andher stories remind me why words can change the world. --TaherehMafi, New York Times bestselling author of the ShatterMe series I love this book. Jandy Nelson is my new writinghero. Read this book. She'll be your favorite author as well.--Holly Goldberg Sloan, New York Times bestselling author ofCounting by 7s Jandy Nelson's writing is poetic andmesmerizing. More importantly, Nelson weaves a novel thatseeps into your bones like fire on a cold day . . . I'll GiveYou the Sun is a novel that promises a story like nothing elseand then delivers it.' --Garret Freymann-Weyr, author of PrintzHonor book, My Heartbeat This is a stunning,artfully woven story. My heart burst open at the blazing,unforgettable end. Magnificent. --Nova Ren Suma, author ofImaginary Girls and 17 & Gone An extraordinary book!I've never read anything like it.Lyrical-unique-passionate-magical-tragic-hopeful--Nelson'scharacters will fly off the page and into your heart. --NancyGarden, author of Annie on my Mind
Praise for The Sky is Everywhere Nelson's firstnovel is tender, romantic, and loaded with passion. --The Horn BookThe author brilliantly navigates Lennie's course between despairand hope, sorrow and humor... a gripping love triangle. --ShelfAwareness In this amazing tale of love and loss, Nelson introducesa cast of characters who make the reader laugh and cry. --NPR's TheRoundtable Nearly everyone who's staggering through life in thewake of a loved one's death will recognize themselves in thisbrilliant, piercing story. --The Denver Post This isdistinguished by the dreamy California setting and poetic imagesthat will draw readers into Lennie's world... --PublishersWeekly, starred review A joy to read. You'll remember [it] longafter you've turned the last page. --The Romantic Times It'sromantic without being gooey and tear-jerking without beingcampy--what more could a reader want? --BCCB, starred reviewThis is a passionate, vulnerable, wonderfully complete andirresistible book. --VOYA, starred review [Nelson] writeswith abandon... it's a headlong kind of book, preferably devouredat a single setting. --Los Angeles Times Brimming with humorand life, full of music and the poems Lennie drops all over town,The Sky is Everywhere explores betrayal and forgivenessthrough a vibrant cast of characters. --SLJ Those who thinkyoung adult books can't be as literary, rich, and mature as theiradult counterparts will be disabused of that notion after readingThe Sky is Everywhere... A finely-drawn portrait of griefand first love. --The Daily Beast A story of love, loss, andhealing that will resonate with readers long after they've finishedreading. --Booklist A story about love and loss... bothheartfelt and literary. --Kirkus ReviewsSky is botha profound meditation on loss and grieving and an exhilarating andvery sexy romance. The book deserves multiple readings simply tosavor Nelson's luscious language...--NPR (chosen by Gayle Forman asone of the top five teen reads of 2010) How grief and love run sideby side is sensitively and intensely explored in this energetic,poetic, and warm-blooded novel. --The Guardian An addictive,romantic, heartbreaking, and wise tale of one girl's epic loss--andequally epic self-discovery. Seriously, stop reading this blurb;start reading this book! --Gayle Forman, author of theNew York Times Bestseller If I Stay Wow. I sobbed myeyes out and then laughed through the tears. I have not fallen inlove with a story and its characters like this in a long time.Stunning, heartbreaking, hilarious. A story that shakes theearth.--An Na, winner of the Michael L. Printz Award and NationalBook Award Finalist Okay, I admit it. I have a huge crush on thisbook--it's beautiful, brilliant, passionate, funny, sexy, and deep.Come to think of it, I might even want to marry thisbook.--Sonya Sones, author of What My Mother Doesn't KnowFull of heart, quirky charm, and beautiful writing, The Sky IsEverywhere simply shines. --Deb Caletti, National Book AwardFinalist and author of The Secret Life of Prince CharmingJandy Nelson's story of grief somehow manages to be an enchantment,a celebration, a romance--without forsaking the rock-hard truths ofloss. --Sara Zarr, National Book Award Finalist and author ofStory of a Girl and SweetheartsThe Sky IsEverywhere evokes the intensity of desire and agony ofheartache with breathtaking clarity. This beautifully written storywill leave an indelible impression upon your soul. --SusaneColasanti, author of When It Happens A PublishersWeekly Flying Start Title A YALSA Best Fiction for Young AdultsNominee A Junior Library Guild Selection Translated into seventeendifferent languages
Release date: 09/16/2014
Genre: Children's
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