Written by Jandy Nelson, “I’ll Give You the Sun“ is a heart-wrenching novel that will have readers brimming with anticipation. The story follows twins Noah and Jude, told through their alternating perspectives. Once inseparable, the twins face numerous challenges — including the death of their mother — that push them further apart. Each twin holds one side of the story, and they must find their way back to each other to become whole again.
Noah is an aspiring artist who expresses himself through sketches and paintings. He dreams of attending the prestigious California School of the Arts, a place where he feels he would finally belong. However, when Jude gets accepted and Noah doesn’t, his world begins to crumble. Then, he meets Brian, the enigmatic boy next door. In Noah’s chapters, the twins are 13 years old, their once-close bond strained by Jude’s wild friends and their constant competition for their family’s approval.
In Jude’s point of view, three years later, the twins are barely speaking. Haunted by the ghost of her grandmother and struggling at an art school she never wanted to attend, Jude searches for a way to belong. Her path soon crosses with a mysterious blind sculptor, an irresistible boy and a newfound passion for sculpting. Despite their fractured relationship, Jude keeps an eye on her brother from a distance, longing to reconnect with the boy he once was.
Filled with secrets, romance and emotional twists, “I’ll Give You the Sun” keeps readers anxiously flipping the pages. Will the twins mend their broken relationship? Is their mother truly who they believed she was?
Read “I’ll Give You the Sun” to uncover the answers.
