The Sky Is Everywhere

Today Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun became 2015’s Printz Award winner. Nelson’s gorgeous sophomore novel is about twins Jude and Noah, once as close as could be. She’s a fearless surfer girl, he’s a passionate artist who sees in Technicolor—and is falling helplessly in love with the boy next door. But their mother’s sudden death, and the events […]

Recovering from a heaping helping of heartbreak? Nothing like curling up with a cup of tea, a tearstained pillow, and a good book that gives you an excuse to cry it out. Heck, we’ve got five gorgeous, layered, heartbreaking, and uplifting YAs that will help you mourn—and move on. Back To Top

A lot of young adult books deal with families—with the relationships between sisters and brothers and parents and their children. But some stories go even further, delving into the relationships between cousins and stepmoms and long-lost siblings the main character thought she’d never see again (or never knew about in the first place). It seems […]

You haven’t read I’ll Give You the Sun yet?! Allow me to give you some friendly advice: you should definitely read this book ASAP. Jandy Nelson’s award-winning novel tells the story of Noah and Jude, 13-year-old twins and best friends who used to be practically inseparable. Artistic Noah is quiet and shy, but it never […]