When the World Tips Over

Jandy Nelson weaves an unforgettable tapestry of love, loss and magic realism in When the World Tips Over[…] Nelson’s lyrical writing has a folksy, dreamy quality in this rewarding and complex multigenerational epic. * The Observer, YA Books of the Month *
Featuring intricately interwoven love stories, curses, rivalries and misunderstandings, Nelson’s first book for ten years is a complex, seductive YA heartbreaker with a touch of magical realism. * The Guardian *
Jandy Nelson is a true virtuoso, and When the World Tips Over left me speechless. I am fervently in love with this brave, funny, tender, exuberant beating heart of a book. * Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda *
Jandy Nelson is a rare, explosive talent. Her prose is vivid, breathtaking, and drenched in passion, and her stories remind me why words can change the world. * Tahereh Mafi, New York Times bestselling author of This Woven Kingdom *
Jandy Nelson is an exceptional writer. She writes with a distinctive lyricism and clarity that makes every page of her books a pleasure to read – even the pages that will make you cry. * Katherine Webber, bestselling author of Twin Crowns *
You can hear the music in Jandy Nelson’s writing from the very first page. Her poetic style elevates her stories into something unforgettable. * Lauren James, bestselling author of The Quiet at the End of the World *
Utterly compelling… A delirious, intoxicating spell of a book, destined to end up on many important awards lists and to firmly lodge itself within many, many hearts. * The Irish Times *
When the World Tips Over is transcendently beautiful. It bursts with life and spills over with heartache and love. * Nina LaCour, Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay *
Sublime, intricate, and dazzling, When the World Tips Over kept opening and opening before me like a glorious map of treasures. * Helena Fox, award-winning author of How It Feels to Float and The Quiet and the Loud *
Magic. Filled with heart, quirk and wonder […] a testament to the transcendent power and beauty of YA novels to make us feel… everything. * ‘Best Books of 2024’, Amazon *

Jandy Nelson’s debut, The Sky Is Everywhere, published to global critical acclaim in 2010 and has since been adapted into a film on Apple TV+. Her second novel, I’ll Give You the Sun, was a New York Times Bestseller, winner of the Michael L. Printz Award and a Stonewall Honor, and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize; it has also been optioned for film by Warner Bros. Together, Sky and Sun have been translated into more than 38 languages and sold over a million copies worldwide. Jandy lives in San Francisco and is madly in love with California, and how it teeters on the edge of the continent.

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