Jandy Nelson

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Jandy Nelson
young adult fiction
Notable worksThe Sky Is Everywhere
I'll Give You the Sun
Notable awardsMichael L. Printz Award

2015 I'll Give You the Sun

Stonewall Honor
2015 I'll Give You the Sun
Website
jandynelson.com

Jandy Nelson (born November 25, 1965) is an American author. Prior to her career as an author, Nelson worked for 13 years as a literary agent at Manus & Associates Literary Agency. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University as well as several Master of Fine Arts degrees. She later attended Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Personal life

Nelson and her mother moved to California when she was twelve years old. She currently lives in San Francisco.[1]

Works

Nelson's 2010 novel,

National Public Radio (NPR),[3] the Chicago Public Library[4] and The Horn Book Magazine;[5]
and as of April 2015 had been published in over 20 countries.

Nelson's second novel,

California Book Awards Young Adult Finalist.[8] It was listed on numerous best-of-the-year lists, including the 2015 YALSA Top 10 Best Fiction for Young Adults,[9] NPR's Guide To 2014's Great Reads,[10] Time magazine's Top 10 YA Books,[11] and the American Library Association Rainbow List Top 10.[12] As of April 2015, I'll Give You the Sun had been published in 25 countries and optioned by Warner Bros. for a film to be written by Natalie Krinsky and produced by Denise Di Novi and Allison Greenspan.[13]

References

  1. ^ Walker Books: Jandy Nelson. Retrieved 13 April 2016
  2. ^ Finder, YALSA Book. "Search results - YALSA Book Finder". www.ala.org.
  3. ^ "Oh, To Be Young: The Year's Best Teen Reads". NPR.org.
  4. ^ "Best Teen Fiction of 2010 - Chicago Public Library". BiblioCommons.
  5. ^ "Horn Book Fanfare". Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  6. ^ JCARMICHAEL (6 February 2015). "American Library Association announces 2015 youth media award winners".
  7. ^ "Bank Street - Awards". www.bankstreet.edu. May 2023.
  8. ^ "84th Annual California Book Awards Winners".
  9. ^ NGILBERT (3 February 2015). "2015 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults".
  10. ^ "NPR's Book Concierge".
  11. ^ "Top 10 YA Books of 2014". Time. 2 December 2014.
  12. ^ "2015 Rainbow Book List".
  13. ^ McNary, Dave (24 June 2014). "Jandy Nelson's 'I'll Give You the Sun' Movie in the Works at Warner Bros". Variety.

External links

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