When the World Tips Over: eBook (Reflowable ePub)

'In Paradise Springs, California, the Fall siblings – Dizzy, Wynton and Miles – have struggled for years since their dad’s disappearance. When a miraculous rainbow-haired girl shows up in town, she seems to offer each of them a different hope, but her arrival starts a chain of events that will change their family’s future for ever. Featuring intricately interwoven love stories, curses, rivalries and misunderstandings, Nelson’s first book for ten years is a complex, seductive YA heartbreaker with a touch of magical realism.' The Guardian

'A whirlwind journey toward a profound and satisfying destination.' Publishers Weekly

'A family's past collides with its present in this joyful saga about Dizzy and her brothers, Wynton and Miles, which tells the love stories, joys, and sorrows of multiple generations.' The Bookseller

'A splendid and complex tale... soul thrilling.' School Library Journal

'Achingly raw.' Serendipity Books

'Masterpiece!' The Novel Neighbor

'It’s been ten years since the publication of Jandy Nelson’s literary masterpiece I’ll Give You the Sun, and I’m sure I’m not the only reader who’s spent the past decade eager to read whatever Nelson writes next. This month, at last, we’ll all be able to do just that. When the World Tips Over details the lives of the three adolescent Fall siblings: musical Wynton, “perfect” Miles, and talkative Dizzy, each of whom has their own wounds to heal and their own ghosts to face. Is there really a family curse? Is the mysterious, rainbow-haired girl who appears in each sibling’s life at crucial moments really an angel? The story walks a tightrope between the real and the impossible, but like Nelson’s previous work, its heart lies in the absolutely genuine emotions of its characters.' Lit Hub

'I laughed, I cried, I was engrossed in the plot. It was a beautiful soap opera of a family drama...It just feels like so much love has gone into this book.' Netgalley Reviewer

'When I saw Jandy Nelson was gracing us with another book after so damn long, you best believe I was first in line. And boy was it worth the wait! Jandy just perfectly knows who to breathe life into character and weave together seamless prose with distinct voices for each character that you can’t help but love them all! (Jandy) just perfectly encompasses what I think YA books are all about— comfort and heartbreak, identity and discovery, human connection and love… I can’t do this book justice. Jandy is BACK!!' Netgalley Reviewer

'This whimsical book, filled with magic, love, heartbreak and alllll the juicy family drama, did not disappoint. I was captivated and I could not stop reading!' Netgalley Reviewer

'An author who writes a compelling and emotional read like this is well worth the investment of time.' Netgalley Reviewer

'Jandy did it again, after almost 10 years since I'll Give You the Sun, she wrote another masterpiece. 5 stars.' Netgalley Reviewer

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