I'll Give You the Sun
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| Author | Jandy Nelson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Published | 2014 |
| Publisher | Dial Books |
| Media type | Print (hardback, paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 371 pages |
I’ll Give You the Sun is a young adult novel by author Jandy Nelson. Published in September 2014, it is Nelson’s second novel. Nelson won several awards for this novel, including the 2015 Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. In June 2015, Warner Bros. optioned for movie rights and Natalie Krinsky has signed on to write the script. Denise Di Novi and Alison Greenspan are said to be producing the movie.
The novel is about twins, Jude and her brother Noah. Although the twins were incredibly close at thirteen, three years later they are hardly speaking to each other. The early years are narrated by Noah as he struggles with an enormous secret that affects his past, present, and future. The later years are narrated by Jude and everything changes when she meets an arrogant and broken, yet beautiful boy. Jude also encounters a tormented, mysterious artist—an even more unpredictable force that changes her life, and Noah’s, forever.
Noah and Jude Sweetwine are twins. As they enter their teen years, they grow apart. This is partly due to their sibling rivalry, as they both compete for the attention of their mother, Dianna; and partly due to their struggle to be able to understand their separate identities. Furthermore, both twins want to apply to the same highly competitive art school. On one hand, Noah clearly revels in his artistic talent, while hiding the fact that he is crushing on a neighborhood boy named Brian. On the other hand, Jude is reserved about her art, but is openly welcome to male attention.
The early years are from Noah’s point of view. By spying on her, Noah is aware of Jude’s artistic abilities. However, he does whatever he can to stop their mother from realizing Jude’s gift. One day, Dianna walks in on Noah and Brian naked together. Noah is horrified and wrongly embarrassed, because he is gay. Brian freaks out because he is still in the closet and ends their relationship. Then, Noah discovers his mom having an affair after he sees Dianna kissing the local sculptor, Guillermo Garcia. Noah runs away, and leaves a drawing of the scene on Dianna's bed. Dianna talks with Noah to say that she is in love with Guillermo and wants to divorce his dad. The two fight and Dianna drives away to go propose to Guillermo. On the way, Dianna gets into a fatal accident and dies. Noah seeks Guillermo out to yell at him and lies by saying that his parents were planning to stay together. Furthermore, Noah is under the impression that his application to art school was rejected. He is lost, confused, and still hung up over Brian.
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