{"id":2314,"date":"2015-08-02T11:49:02","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T18:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2021-07-06T13:08:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T20:08:58","slug":"ya-book-club-ill-give-you-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2015\/ya-book-club-ill-give-you-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"YA Book Club: I’ll Give You the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ll Give You the Sun<\/em> by Jandy Nelson<\/h2>\n

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Summary: \u00a0The New York Times Bestselling story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways . . . until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as someone else; an even more unpredictable new force in her life. The early years are Noah’s story to tell. The later years are Jude’s. What the twins don’t realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they could just find their way back to one another, they’d have a chance to remake their world.<\/p>\n

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I’ll Give You the Sun<\/strong><\/em> received a Printz Award, a Stonewall Award, and was named a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults.<\/p>\n

Find the book in our library: I’ll Give You the Sun<\/a><\/p>\n

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YA Book Club\u00a0discussion<\/h2>\n

****Do not read beyond this point if you do not want SPOILERS****<\/p>\n

These are more or less the responses during the discussion.<\/p>\n

How does the dual-narrative affect this story?<\/h3>\n

“I preferred the story this way. It makes me more curious about\u00a0what happens next. \u00a0It builds suspense. \u00a0I really, really like the style and the narration.”<\/p>\n

Who is\/are the protagonist(s)?<\/h3>\n

“Although narrated by both Noah and Jude, it felt it was really more of Jude’s story. \u00a0She’s the actual hero. \u00a0While Noah was losing himself and Jude was struggling with guilt, Jude’s really the one who develops and grows throughout the story. \u00a0She solves the problems and comes to terms with her guilt.”<\/p>\n

Which twin did you like more?<\/h3>\n

“I felt more invested in Jude’s story, but Noah’s prose was remarkable.”<\/p>\n

What do you think about the romances?<\/h3>\n

Noah + Brian – “These two should have had more page time. \u00a0There also should have been more of a confrontation when they meet up again. \u00a0What Noah did to Brian seemed unforgivable.”<\/p>\n

Jude + Oscar – “These two were sweet, but a bit predictable. \u00a0It seems the denial part\u00a0of their relationship (Oscar being too old; Jude dealing with her commitment issues) was also solved\u00a0quickly.”<\/p>\n

Should\u00a0the characters be forgiven for what they’ve done?<\/h3>\n

“Even though Brian benefited from being outed, he shouldn’t have forgiven Noah so quickly… and Noah shouldn’t have forgiven Jude so quickly for what she did to him. \u00a0The twins should have had far more of a confrontation, but everything seemed to resolve itself neatly at the end anyway.”<\/p>\n

What surprised you?<\/h3>\n

“There was no actual magic in the story. \u00a0For a while, I thought the grandmother was an actual ghost. \u00a0Same with the mother smashing things. \u00a0This makes Jude somewhat of an unreliable narrator.”<\/p>\n

“The mother trained to be an artist. \u00a0Didn’t see that coming.”<\/p>\n

“How everything tied up all neatly at the end. \u00a0Not that I didn’t enjoy it. \u00a0I like happy endings, but perhaps this was too perfectly neat of an ending to a grief-ridden story.”<\/p>\n

What are your feelings about the family dynamics?<\/h3>\n

“The mom is selfish, the dad is annoying, the grandmother is quirky, and Jude and Noah are far too jealous of each other–probably encouraged by their parents playing favorites. \u00a0It’s not a healthy relationship. \u00a0It’s interesting to see Jude’s personality being shaped by her late grandmother and mother.”<\/p>\n

Ratings<\/h3>\n

Average of 4.5\u00a0stars<\/p>\n

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YA Book Club, Pasadena Central Library, 7\/29\/2015<\/p>\n

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