[1] In June 2015, Warner Bros. optioned the movie rights and Natalie Krinsky signed on to write the script.

The early years are narrated by Noah as he struggles with an enormous secret that affects his past, present, and future.

The later years are narrated by Jude as her life changes when she meets an arrogant and broken, yet beautiful boy.

Jude also encounters a tormented, mysterious artist—an even more unpredictable force that changes her life, and Noah's, forever.

On one hand, Noah clearly revels in his artistic talent, while hiding the fact that he is crushing on a neighborhood boy named Brian.

Meanwhile, Jude finds herself hopelessly attracted to Oscar, a British boy whom Guillermo views as a son.

Hopelessly, Noah gets drunk during a drinking game and nearly commits suicide by jumping off a cliff.

Noah reveals Dianna's affair with Guillermo and Jude tells him about the sabotaged art application.

Noah is finally accepted into art school, and he gets back together with Brian who is now openly gay.

[3] When asked where she got the idea for I'll Give You the Sun, Nelson responds, "These characters – Jude and Noah – pretty much crash-landed in my brain, almost fully formed.

You get the sense her characters are bursting through the words, breaking free of normal metaphors and constructions, jubilantly trying to rise up from the prison of language.

"[5] The Guardian said that I'll Give You the Sun is "[...] about many things: grief, sexuality, creativity, bravery, identity, guilt.