Jandy Nelson (born 1965) is an American author of young adult fiction. Prior to her career as an author, Nelson worked for 13 years as a literary agent at Manus & Associates Literary Agency. She holds a BA from

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as well as several MFAs. She has one in poetry from

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and another in children's writing from

Vermont College of Fine Arts Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) is a private graduate-level art school in Montpelier, Vermont. It offers Master's degrees in low-residency and residential programs. Its faculty includes Pulitzer Prize finalists, National Book Award winners, ...

. Nelson lives in San Francisco, California.

Works

Nelson's 2010 novel, ''

The Sky Is Everywhere ''The Sky Is Everywhere'' is a 2010 young adult fiction, young adult novel by Jandy Nelson as her debut novel. It tells the story of an American high school girl, Lennie Walker, struggling to cope with the sudden death of her older sister. Lenni ...

'', follows seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker as she copes with her sister's death. Torn between loss and self-discovery, Lennie must learn to be the lead player in her own life. ''The Sky Is Everywhere'' was a

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(YALSA) selection for Best Fiction for Young Adults; made numerous appearances on best-of-the-year lists, including those for

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(NPR), the

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and ''

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''; and as of April 2015 had been published in over 20 countries. Nelson's second novel, ''

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I'll Give You the Sun ''I'll Give You the Sun'' is a young adult novel by author Jandy Nelson. Published in September 2014, it is Nelson's second novel. Nelson won several awards for this novel, including the 2015 Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature ...

'', was published in 2014; it is about close but highly competitive twins Noah and Jude. A series of family tragedies, cruelties and misunderstandings creates a rift between the two; only after they come back together do they begin to understand themselves and set their world right again. ''I'll Give You the Sun'' won the

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, a Stonewall Honor, and

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Josette Frank Award The Josette Frank Award is an American children's literary award for fiction given annually by the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education. It "honors a book or books of outstanding literary merit in which children or young peo ...

. It was a 2014

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Young Adult Finalist. It was listed on numerous best-of-the-year lists, including the 2015 YALSA Top 10 Best Fiction for Young Adults, NPR's Guide To 2014's Great Reads, ''

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'' magazine's Top 10 YA Books, and the

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Top 10. As of April 2015, ''I'll Give You the Sun'' had been published in 25 countries and optioned by

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for a film to be written by Natalie Krinsky and produced by

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and Allison Greenspan.

References

External links

Official Website

Pippin Properties

I'll Give You the Sun on IMDB

Interview with Jandy Nelson
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