This book should be called ill give you death by artistic metaphor. Nelson won several awards for this novel, including the 2015 printz award for excellence in young adult literature. Goodreads members who liked ill give you the sun also liked. Book trailer for ill give you the sun by jandy nelson created by allison renner for twu ls5623 advanced literature for young adults summer 2015 transcript.
It seems like im in the minority on this one, but i did not like the writing style at all. We were all heading for each other on a collision cour. This book trailer was created as part of a project for school. Ill give you the sun is a young adult novel by author jandy nelson. Published in september 2014, it is nelsons second novel.
The book deals with the big themes in lifegrief, sexuality, families, relationships and most of all love, in all. I start, i should fess up that i am a fifty something reader, not a teen which is the target audience. Find the books you want all in one place and at prices you ll love. Lisa parkin for the huffington post s top 12 young adult books of 2014 readers are meant to feel big things, and they will nelson s novel brims with emotion grief, longing, and love in particular as noah, jude, and the broken individuals in their lives find ways to heal. Ill be surprised if you cant identify 812 on this trivia quiz where all the answers are numbers. This book is a rebuttal to anyone suggesting ya, because it tells stories of young people, is somehow of lesser stuff. I guess it should be noted that i was also not a fan of the authors first novel the sky is everywhere which everyone but heartless little me seemed to love.
Ill give you the sun is that rare, immersive teen novel. Jude tells oscar i gave up practically the whole world for you. That alone is a rare combination in literature, ya or otherwise. Go shopping at target and well give you an animal to adopt.
Unlike many people i know, i picked this one up because the premise. I loved the way author painted a picture with words. Ill give you the sun by jandy nelson 2015 publisher. In my opinion, its not just the best ya book of the year, but one of the best books of the year. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. One of the best books ive read in a long long time, ill give you the sun, gave me the chills, gave me a heart attack, gave me everything i ever wanted from a love story. Ill give you the sun is the story of jude and noah, fraternal twins who at are the best of friends, but by 16 are estranged. I chose to do my report on the book ill give you the sun because i thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Before i start, i should fess up that i am a fifty something reader, not a teen which is the target audience.
I should fess up that i am a fifty something reader, not a teen which is the target audience. Other youtube videos were used to make this trailer and are listed below. No spoilers im writing this post feeling all fuzzy inside after finishing this roller coaster of a book. Ill give you the sun reprint paperback by jandy nelson. I read ill give you the sun to fulfill the prompt of a book with characters who are.
The sun, stars, ocean, trees, everything, i gave it all up for you p. Ill give you the sun reprint paperback by jandy nelson hes got the whole world in his hands by. This is the first book i have ready by jandy nelson and. Find books like ill give you the sun from the worlds largest community of readers.
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