The book I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson explores some of the problems that people really don't want to think about in our society. In this book we are in two timelines. One is in the prospective of 13 year old Noah. Noah is a creative teen that has dreams of going to an amazing art school in his home town. Then we follow Jude, Noah’s sister, three years later. She is a drama queen and a risk taker. She is the opposite of Noah in almost every way. This format of the two timelines has you grabbing at so many straws to connect the missing links of the two timelines. This adds an amazing element to the book. This makes rereads an almost must. Rereading gives you the opportunity to connect dots of the past, present, and future. This was by far my favorite part of the book. Guessing what lead to what is something that must be done during this book. 

In this book both Noah and Jude face two different types of problems. This mostly happens because at the time of this book Noah and Jude begin to split apart from one another.This leads to them having to deal with their problems alone. Noah has to come to agreement with himself and his sexuality. He finds himself very confused and in a dark place because of this non acceptance of himself. Jude has to face more of a physiological set of problems. She has stress and guilt of what she has done. Both of these types of problems lead to the same theme of living up to yourself. This book covers many small themes that can be interpreted in many ways.

I loved this book and all that it had to offer. Noah is my favorite character by far. The way he thinks and is perceived is so relatable. Jude took a long time to really click with me, but over all once you get past who she was and who she is now, she is a lot easier to connect with and understand. Jandy Nelson wrote an amazing book that connects to teens and young adults. Each sentence is so relatable and makes you laugh.  She wrote about an amazing message about growing up and expressing yourself. This book is great for anyone that loves reading about the lives of normal teens dealing with problems. This is a great read and I would highly recommend it. This book really opens your eyes to ideas and points of view that may be unknown to you.