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.
