Nelson 's second novel , '' New York Times '' bestseller '' I 'll Give You the Sun '' , was published in 2014 ; it is about close but highly competitive twins Noah and Jude . A series of family tragedies , cruelties and misunderstandings creates a rift between the two ; only after they come back together do they begin to understand themselves and set their world right again . '' I 'll Give You the Sun '' won the Printz Award , a Stonewall Honor , and Bank Street College of Education 's Josette Frank Award . It was a 2014 California Book Awards Young Adult Finalist . It was listed on numerous best-of-the-year lists , including the 2015 YALSA Top 10 Best Fiction for Young Adults , NPR 's Guide To 2014 's Great Reads , '' Time '' magazine 's Top 10 YA Books , and the American Library Association Rainbow List Top 10 . 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
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