Jandy Nelson crafts coming-of-age narratives brimming with potent emotion and a profound understanding of complex relationships. Her prose is lyrical and richly imagined, drawing readers deeply into her characters' worlds. Nelson explores themes of love, loss, family, and artistic expression with tenderness and authenticity. Her works celebrate the adolescent spirit and the powerful feelings that shape our lives.
Set against a backdrop of love and secrets, this novel weaves a captivating tale filled with enchantment. Jandy Nelson, known for her bestselling work, brings forth a story that explores deep emotional connections and the complexities of relationships. Readers will be drawn into a world where hidden truths and heartfelt moments collide, creating a rich narrative that resonates with themes of passion and discovery.
I'll give you the sun is a story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal told from different points in time, and in separate voices, by artists Jude and her twin brother Noah. Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, 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. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways ... until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as someone else--an even more unpredictable new force in her life. The early years are Noah's story to tell. The later years are Jude's. What the twins don't realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they could just find their way back to one another, they'd have a chance to remake their world. The sky is everywhere is the story of a young girl's awakening to her own potential after the sudden death of her fiery, talented older sister, Bailey. From no experience of boys, Lennie finds herself trying to balance two. Toby, who had been Bailey's boyfriend is struggling with the grief that Lennie is feeling too. Joe is just the new boy in town. Ages 13+
"This is the big one - the BLAZING story of once inseparable twins whose lives are torn apart by tragedy." Entertainment Weekly Winner of the Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature From the critically acclaimed author of The Sky Is Everywhere, a radiant novel that will leave you laughing and crying - all at once. For fans of John Green, Gayle Forman and Lauren Oliver.Jude and her twin Noah were incredibly close - until a tragedy drove them apart, and now they are barely speaking. Then Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy as well as a captivating new mentor, both of whom may just need her as much as she needs them. What the twins don't realize is that each of them has only half the story and if they can just find their way back to one another, they have a chance to remake their world.
Jandy Nelson's beloved, critically adored debut is now an Apple TV+ and A24 original film starring Jason Segel, Cherry Jones, Grace Kaufman, and Jacques Colimon. “Both a profound meditation on loss and grieving and an exhilarating and very sexy romance." —NPR Adrift after her sister Bailey’s sudden death, Lennie finds herself torn between quiet, seductive Toby—Bailey’s boyfriend who shares Lennie’s grief—and Joe, the new boy in town who bursts with life and musical genius. Each offers Lennie something she desperately needs. One boy helps her remember. The other lets her forget. And she knows if the two of them collide, her whole world will explode. As much a laugh-out-loud celebration of love as a nuanced and poignant portrait of loss, Lennie’s struggle to sort her own melody out out the noise around her makes for an always honest, often uproarious, and absolutely unforgettable read.