Jandy Nelson
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (April 2010) Jandy Nelson Nelson in 2014. Born (1965-06-24) June 24, 1965 (age 49) Occupation author Genre Children's books, Young adult, novels Notable works The Sky Is Everywhere Jandy Nelson is an American writer for young adults and a literary agent. She received a BA from Cornell, an MFA from Brown in poetry, and another MFA from Vermont College in writing for children and young adults. The Sky Is Everywhere is her first novel and was noted as one of YALSA's 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults. Her second novel, I'll Give You The Sun, was published in June 2014 and won the 2015 Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature. Nelson lives in San Francisco. At the annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Nelson participated in panel discussions. She was on the panel "Young Adult Fiction: Teens and Turmoil" with Gayle Forman, Cynthia Kadohata and moderator Sonya Sones during the 2010 event.