I'll Give You the Sun

[A] breath taking, powerful roller-coaster story * INIS magazine *
Does the almost impossible and improves upon the skill and beauty of The Sky is Everywhere – Louise O’Neill, author of Only Ever Yours * INIS magazine *
Exceptional … a big, intense emotional rollercoaster… it is a novel of family conflict and resolution, coming of age, sexual orientation, bereavement; a story of love, at and wonder. Don’t miss it * The Bookseller *
An emotional roller coaster of a novel that explores love, relationships, desolation and hope as two twins try to find their way back to each other after a tragedy. Highly recommended. * The Book Bag *
Jandy Nelson captures not only the language of the modern teenager… but also the lightning fast thought processes including the pinball-like way that their emotions switch from for to against. * nudge books *
Dazzling * New York Times *
This book will tear through you like a hurricane, leaving you in ruined awe * The Huffington Post *
This (technically) young-adult novel jubilantly holds its own against the fall’s grown-up offerings, with dead-on insights about surviving youth—and family * O, the Oprah Magazine *
You’ll feel this book in a big way * TeenVogue.com *
A blazing, prismatic explosion of color … Nelson’s gifts in tackling huge subjects — death, grief, all-consuming love — with humor and gravitas will draw comparisons to the two reigning superstars of non-apocalyptic YA lit, John Green and Rainbow Rowell. But the intensity of her writing stands alone . 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 *

Jandy Nelson’s books have been published all over the world. I’ll Give You the Sun has been optioned by Warner Bros. The Sky Is Everywhere, Jandy’s debut novel, was selected as a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults title and a Junior Library Guild Selection as well as being longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Jandy lives in San Francisco and is madly in love with California, how it teeters on the edge of the continent.

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