All the Bright Places

by Jennifer Niven

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"Told in alternating voices, when Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--both teetering on the edge--it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey to discover the "natural wonders" of the state of Indiana, and two teens' desperate desire to heal and save one another"… (more)

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A hard to read YA book. Finch is a HS senior with undiagnosed mental illness. He holds everything together for a few months, helping a fellow senior turn her life around. But in the end, even her love isn't enough. (

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nancynova | Apr 7, 2024 |

Okay, so like, don’t get me wrong, this book wasn’t actually good.
I tried, but I just couldn’t make myself care about Violet and Finch was kind of problematic.
But I just didn’t hate it enough to rate it 2 stars and mean it.
This isn’t a good book, but it’s not a book I hated. It’s a book I would forget about. (

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That_Crazy_Fangirl | Mar 27, 2024 |

Parim noortekas, mida ma üle pika aja olen lugenud. Teravmeelne, tõsine, naljakas, kurb ja mõtteidloov. Rohkem selliseid lugusid, palun! (

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sashery | Jan 29, 2024 |

Such a strong and heartbreaking novel! i LOVED the split perspective and also both characters. i LOVED the whole book and the message it addressed and also how it was handled. It was sad, heartbreaking and moving. iT SHOWS both sides of sucided in interesting way. i REALLY loved it! (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Jennifer Niven	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Eekelen-Benders, Aleid van	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Heyborne, Kirby	Reader	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Awards

Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award (Finalist – 2016)

Audie Award (Finalist – Young Adult – 2016)

Beste Boek voor Jongeren (vertaald boek en publieksprijs – 2016)

Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee – 2018)

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Winner – 2017)

Gateway Readers Award (Nominee – 2018)

Global Read Aloud Contender (9th and up: – 2015)

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee – Teen – 2018)

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (Longlist – 2015)

Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature (Nominee – 2015)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee – Grades 9-12 – 2017)

Kids' Book Choice Awards (Winner – Teen Book of the Year – 2016)

Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee – 2017)

Milwaukee County Teen Book Award (Nominee – 2016)

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee – Young Adult – 2016)

Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee – 2017)

Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee – High School – 2017)

Soaring Eagle Book Award (Nominee – 2018)

UKLA Book Award (Shortlist – 12 to 16 – 2016)

Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee – High School – 2018)

Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee – High School – 2017)

Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee – 2016)

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NPR: Books We Love (2015)

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All the Bright Places

Original title

All the Bright Places

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2015-01-06

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Violet Markey

Theodore Finch

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All the Bright Places (2019 | IMDb)

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for all the Germ girls and guys, who make it lovely

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Is today a good day to die?

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"Told in alternating voices, when Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--both teetering on the edge--it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey to discover the "natural wonders" of the state of Indiana, and two teens' desperate desire to heal and save one another"

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