Printz Award Winner: I'll Give you the Sun by Jandy Nelson

I'll Give you the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Copyright: September 16, 2014

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2015 Winner of the Printz Award

This novel takes place where twin siblings Jude and Noah have such a different relationship as they grow. Jude is a girl who loves to be a girl and Noah is a quiet reserved boy who loves to draw and who is in love with a boy named Brian.  The twins are very close until something happens in the story.The quote" maybe some people must stay in their story together" relates to the twins growing farther away from each other and has different lives they begin to live. Their mother Dianna struggles with their father and falls in love with another guy. After telling Noah about this, Dianna goes to meet her new love and gets into a fatal car accident. The twins are going through so many emotions. Jude falls in love but yet misses the connection with her brother. Noah comes out as liking boys and starts to create a life with his friend. My reaction to this book is that it was hard to follow for me. I felt as if it was two stories going on at one which the author is trying to show the difference between the twins.

I would not use this book with my teen readers or even recommend it.






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