Holding Up the Universe

Holding Up the Universe

AÂ New York TimesÂ Bestseller

From the author of the New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places comes a heart-wrenching story about what it means to see someoneâ€”and love someoneâ€”for who they truly are.

Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed â€œAmericaâ€™s Fattest Teen.â€ But no oneâ€™s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Following her momâ€™s death, sheâ€™s been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libbyâ€™s ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for EVERY POSSIBILITY LIFE HAS TO OFFER. In that moment, I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. I want to be the girl who can do anything.Â

Everyone thinks they know Jack Masselin, too. Yes, heâ€™s got swagger, but heâ€™s also mastered the impossible art of giving people what they want, of fitting in. What no one knows is that Jack has a newly acquired secret: he canâ€™t recognize faces. Even his own brothers are strangers to him. Heâ€™s the guy who can re-engineer and rebuild anything in new and bad-ass ways, but he canâ€™t understand whatâ€™s going on with the inner workings of his brain. So he tells himself to play it cool: Be charming. Be hilarious. Donâ€™t get too close to anyone.Â

Until he meets Libby. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high school gameâ€”which lands them in group counseling and community serviceâ€”Libby and Jack are both pissed, and then surprised. Because the more time they spend together, the less alone they feel. . . . Because sometimes when you meet someone, it changes the world, theirs and yours.

Jennifer Niven delivers another poignant, exhilarating love story about finding that person who sees you for who you areâ€”and seeing them right back.

"Niven is adept at creating characters. . . . [Libby's] courage and body-positivity make forÂ a joyful reading experience."Â --The New York Times

â€œHolding Up the Universe . . . taps into the universal need to be understood. To be wanted. And thatâ€™s what makes it such a remarkable read.â€Â â€”TeenVogue.com, â€œWhy New Book Holding Up the Universe Is the Next The Fault in Our Starsâ€

"Want a love story that will give you all the feels? . . . You'll seriously melt!" â€”Seventeen Magazine
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf Books for Young Readers
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780385755924
Color White
ReleaseDate 2016-10-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385755924

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf Books for Young Readers
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780385755924
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2016-10-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385755924

Holding Up the Universe

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