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Author: Jennifer Niven
Title: All the Bright Places
Genre: Young Adult
Publication Date: 2015
Number of Pages: 383
Geographical Setting: Indiana
Time Period: 21st Century
Series: Not a Series
Plot Summary:
Title: All the Bright Places
Genre: Young Adult
Publication Date: 2015
Number of Pages: 383
Geographical Setting: Indiana
Time Period: 21st Century
Series: Not a Series
Plot Summary:
Violet and Finch meet at the top of a bell tower of their high school, Violet has decided she doesn't want to live anymore because she is grieving the death of her sister and feels guilty over her death. Finch is fascinated by death and often fantasizes about how he would like to die; he also went up to the bell tower to commit suicide. On that day they save each other from ending their lives. They then begin to develop a friendship after they are paired together for a class assignment that asks them to travel their home state of Indiana. They each share their feelings and personal lives with one another while traveling and they begin to develop a relationship. While Finch helps Violet overcome her depression and hardships, Violet is unable to help Finch with his. Finch deals with depression and issues that are far beyond the reach of anyone's help.
Subject Headings:
Subject Headings:
Friendship-Fiction
Suicidal Behavior-Fiction
Emotional Problems-Ficiton
Young Adult Fiction
Indiana-Ficiton
Appeal:
This book deals with sensitive and real topics that not everyone is comfortable discussing or reading about, but they are real and prevalent issues in today's society. Depression affects many people and suicide due to bullying and depression is becoming more common. Teens and adults will be deeply affected by this book and they will be able to relate to the characters that Niven has created.
3 Terms That Best Describe This Book: Relatable, Heartbreaking, Beautifully written
3 Relevant Non-Fiction Works and Authors
Little Indiana: Small Town Destinations by Jessica Nunemaker-This book relates to All the Bright Places because Finch and Violet explored Indiana for their class assignment and visited many different parts of the state.
I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One by Brook Noel and Pamela Blair- Throughout this book Violet deals with the sudden loss of her sister, this book would be helpful to someone who relates to Violet and has also lost someone they love.
No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One by Carla Fine- This book would be helpful for people who have lost someone they love to suicide. Finch decides to commit suicide in this novel, due to his depression and other circumstances and Violet is deeply affected by his decision.
3 Relevant Fiction Works and Authors
Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon- The topics in this book differ than the ones in All the Bright Places, but the writing style and characters are similar in ways. I think readers would also enjoy this book if they enjoyed Niven's writing style and development of characters.
Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven- This is Niven's second young adult novel and it deals with difficult topics, such as, loss of a loved one, bullying, and depression.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher- This young adult novel deals with depression, bullying and suicide, much like All the Bright Places, however in this novel it is a girl that commits suicide and the reader knows from the beginning that she has committed suicide.
