AlltheBrightPlaces author Jennifer Nevin talks Netflix adaptation and how she used her own 'heartbreaking experience' to write a hopeful story for young readers
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Niven discusses the Netflix adaptation of her 2015 novel, tackling serious tropes for young readers and that"sick lit" book trend.New York Times, her first offering in the realm of young adult fiction. The book was released in 2015 and recently adapted into aThe story opens with a 12th grader named Theodore Finch standing on the ledge of his school’s bell tower, six stories up, seemingly preparing to jump to his death.
Known for writing nonfiction and historical fiction for adults, Niven ventured into writing YA for the first time as a means of addressing important topics such as mental health, depression and suicide for a younger audience. "It is so important that we talk about these things with young people," she explained.
screenwriter Liz Hannah, the film is not the author's first foray into the film industry. Niven attended the American Film Institute, where she earned a masters in screenwriting and writing for film. The story may have been a YA version of her experience, but Niven was well aware of the sensitivity surrounding the topic of suicide and mental illness.
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