Jude and Noah. Noah and Jude. These twins are two halves of one soul, always knowing each others thoughts, always having each others backs. Then year thirteen happened, and the crash that took away their mother and their own cruel secrets tear them apart. Told by Noah at age 13 (pre-disaster) and Jude age 16 (post-disaster), this is a story of humiliation, survival, healing, and hope. It is a story about the power of love, art, and family to make us whole again. Fans of Fault in Our Stars and Eleanor and Park will fall in love all over again. I know I did. This is one of those books that gets better with each page, and by the end, you know you have your hands on a treasure. As you get to know Noah, a tortured boy dreaming of becoming an artist and Jude, struggling to move beyond the betrayals of her past, your heart will break and eventually, soar. Nelson writes in the book that "You have to see miracles for there to be miracles." This book is a miracle!
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Jude and Noah. Noah and Jude. These twins are two halves of one soul, always knowing each others thoughts, always having each others backs. Then year thirteen happened, and the crash that took away their mother and their own cruel secrets tear them apart. Told by Noah at age 13 (pre-disaster) and Jude age 16 (post-disaster), this is a story of humiliation, survival, healing, and hope. It is a story about the power of love, art, and family to make us whole again. Fans of Fault in Our Stars and Eleanor and Park will fall in love all over again. I know I did. This is one of those books that gets better with each page, and by the end, you know you have your hands on a treasure. As you get to know Noah, a tortured boy dreaming of becoming an artist and Jude, struggling to move beyond the betrayals of her past, your heart will break and eventually, soar. Nelson writes in the book that "You have to see miracles for there to be miracles." This book is a miracle!
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AuthorMs. Smith has been the librarian at Washington HS in Sioux Falls, SD, since 2005. She enjoys reading, watching K-Dramas, Harry Potter and hanging out with her family. Archives
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