Caitlyn Baker, from the Napanee Branch of the County of L&A Libraries, recently enjoyed Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon, a popular and award-winning Young Adult (YA) novel.

“Published in 2015, this novel focuses on the extremely sheltered life of Madeline Whittier, and the moments that change everything,” says Caitlyn. “Madeline has a very rare, incurable disease known as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (or SCID for short). Basically, she is allergic to the world and therefore cannot leave the confines of her home. Despite growing up knowing nothing about the outside world except what she reads in books, Madeline knows that she’s missing out on a lot. But when Olly Bright moves in next door, everything changes. A boy who dresses in all black and is really good at parkour, Olly is everything that Madeline has been missing. But she can’t leave her house, and isn’t supposed to have visitors, so how can they ever meet, let alone fall in love?”

Anyone looking for a deeper, more meaningful contemporary read with a clandestine romance should definitely give this book a try!

“I really enjoyed reading about Madeline and Olly falling in love. Nicola Yoon used prose, IM-ing, email, and drawings to tell Maddy’s story, which made for an altogether unique read. Both Madeline and Olly had their own problems, and some cropped up as their relationship continued to grow. This story was filled with romance and adventure, and had quite the surprise twist waiting at the end!”

“This book has been likened to Jennifer Niven’s All the Bright Places and John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars,” Caitlyn adds “Anyone who enjoyed either of those, or anyone looking for a deeper, more meaningful contemporary read with a clandestine romance should definitely give this book a try!”

You can reserve Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon in a variety of formats from the County of Lennox & Addington Libraries by clicking here