Jack suffers from a very real neurological disorder called prosopagnosia, also known as ‘face blindness,’ and things like spotting his girlfriend in a crowd or picking his little brother up from a party become scary. His girlfriend, his mother, his friends – they’re all facially indistinguishable. And absolutely nobody knows that Jack can’t actually recognise faces. He’s congenial and charismatic, friends with everybody and yet, no-one really gets him. Jack Masselin, on the other hand, cares very deeply about keeping his truth hidden. Everyone knows her ‘secret’, and you know what? She doesn’t care. Once dubbed ‘America’s Fattest Teen,’ Libby worked hard to become healthier and to stop caring what others think, no matter what she weighs. When we meet Libby Strout, she’s preparing for her first day back at school after a rough few years. After the death of her mother, Libby found herself mentally, and then physically, trapped in her room. Fans of John Green should pay attention: we may just have found your new favourite author. Jennifer Niven delivers another poignant, exhilarating love story about finding that person who sees you for who you are - and seeing them right back.We loved Jennifer Niven’s emotional first YA novel All the Bright Places and now she’s back with Holding Up the Universe. Because sometimes when you meet someone, it changes the world, theirs and yours. Because the more time they spend together, the less alone they feel. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high school game - which lands them in group counseling and community service - Libby and Jack are both pissed, and then surprised. So he tells himself to play it cool: Be charming.
He's the guy who can reengineer and rebuild anything in new and badass ways, but he can't understand what's going on with the inner workings of his brain. Even his own brothers are strangers to him. What no one knows is that Jack has a newly acquired secret: He can't recognize faces. Yes, he's got swagger, but he's also mastered the impossible art of giving people what they want, of fitting in. I want to be the girl who can do anything.Įveryone thinks they know Jack Masselin, too.
In that moment I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. Now Libby's ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for every possibility life has to offer. Following her mom's death, she's been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. But no one's taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. From the author of the New York Times best-seller All the Bright Places comes a heart-wrenching story about what it means to see someone - and love someone - for who they truly are.Įveryone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed "America's Fattest Teen".
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