When the World Tips Over

By Jandy Nelson,

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* An Instant New York Times Bestseller *

"Jandy Nelson is a true virtuoso . . . I am fervently in love with this brave, funny, tender, exuberant beating heart of a book." -Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Imogen, Obviously

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Why read it?

1 author picked When the World Tips Over as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I absolutely loved Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun, so I jumped at the chance to read an advanced reader copy of her latest work. At its heart, it’s a story about the complicated relationships between siblings but one that weaves magic realism, family mythology, prodigious music and culinary skills and circular storytelling that all kept this reader frantically turning pages, desperate to solve the mystery at the book’s heart—who is the girl with the rainbow-colored hair and how is she connecting to all of the Fall siblings? Ultimately, the story’s resolution made perfect sense and was incredibly satisfying.

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