All the Bright Places

Jennifer Niven

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Penguin
07 January 2015

General fiction (Children's&YA); Young Adult

ABBEY'S CHOICE JANUARY 2015 ----- Theodore Finch is known as a freak in his school; talented and out-there and someone to acknowledge and envy, but not someone to befriend. Violet Markey is one of the it-girls, popular and pretty and a successful blogger, but she's struggling since the death of her sister in a car accident that Violet survived. When Violet and Finch meet one lunchtime in the bell tower of their school, where both have gone to contemplate suicide, only they know who saved whom. When their geography teacher sets the class a project to discover the sights of Indiana, Finch and Violet team up together, and discover that even seemingly unremarkable places have their own brightness. But as Violet learns to re-embrace life, Finch is spiralling deeper into undiagnosed bipolar disease… A tender love story, a celebration of life in the midst of tragedy (and after it), a lively narrative style all combine to make this a thoroughly recommended novel - and not just for older teens. Lindy

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The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park. All the Bright Places is a compelling and beautiful story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.

Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister's recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it's unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the 'natural wonders' of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It's only with Violet that Finch can be himself - a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who's not such a freak after all. And it's only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet's world grows, Finch's begins to shrink. How far will Violet go to save the boy she has come to love?

An intense, gripping YA novel, perfect for fans of John Green, Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, Gayle Forman and Jenny Downham.

By: Jennifer Niven
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 297g
ISBN: 9780141357034
ISBN 10: 0141357037
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 07 January 2015
Recommended Age: From 12 to 16 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jennifer Niven is the author of two narrative non-fiction books, The Ice Master and Ada Blackjack; a high school memoir, The Aqua Net Diaries; and four historical novels for adults: Velva Jean Learns to Drive (based on her Emmy Award-winning film of the same name), Velva Jean Learns to Fly, Becoming Clementine, and the forthcoming American Blonde. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles and you can learn more about her at www.jenniferniven.com. All the Bright Places is her first book for young adults.