Jandy Nelson's The Sky Is Everywhere
I’ll Give You The Sun is Jandy Nelson’s second novel, after her award-winning debut The Sky is Everywhere.
The novel is told from the two perspectives of fraternal twins, Noah and Jude. The ‘before’ story is told by Noah, during the ages of 13 and 14, while the ‘after’ side of the story is told by Jude, at the age of 16. Each of them have their own signature voice, with Noah mentally painting pieces of art to reflect his emotions, while Jude adds snippets from her Grandma’ superstitious ‘bible’.
This book is not your typical YA cliché love story, except for that one stereotypical ‘bad boy with a British accent’, but it explores grief, creativity, identity and the most prominent, guilt. The two of them, at first, are inseparable, often known
The novel is told from the two perspectives of fraternal twins, Noah and Jude. The ‘before’ story is told by Noah, during the ages of 13 and 14, while the ‘after’ side of the story is told by Jude, at the age of 16. Each of them have their own signature voice, with Noah mentally painting pieces of art to reflect his emotions, while Jude adds snippets from her Grandma’ superstitious ‘bible’.
This book is not your typical YA cliché love story, except for that one stereotypical ‘bad boy with a British accent’, but it explores grief, creativity, identity and the most prominent, guilt. The two of them, at first, are inseparable, often known