Sunrise Nights - by Jeff Zentner & Brittany Cavallaro

About the Book

"Jude loves photography, and he's good at it, too. Between his parents' divorce and his anxiety, being behind a camera is the only time his mind is quiet. Florence is confronting the premature end of her dance career as a degenerative eye disease begins to steal her balance. She's having a hard time letting go. The two meet at Sunrise Night, their sleepaway art camp's dusk-to-dawn closing celebration, and decide to take a chance on each other. Their one rule: No contact for a year after the sun has risen. Over the course of three Sunrise Nights, will Florence and Jude find a deeper connection and learn who they are--and who they could be together?"--

Book Synopsis

Two young artists have a chance meeting on the last night of summer arts camp in this YA novel in verse and dialogue cowritten by acclaimed authors Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro.

Jude loves photography, and he's good at it, too. Between his parents' divorce and his anxiety, being behind a camera is the only time his mind is quiet.

Florence is confronting the premature end of her dance career as a degenerative eye disease begins to steal her balance. She's having a hard time letting go.

The two meet at Sunrise Night, their sleepaway art camp's dusk-to-dawn closing celebration, and decide to take a chance on each other. Their one rule: No contact for a year after the sun has risen. Over the course of three Sunrise Nights, will Florence and Jude find a deeper connection and learn who they are--and who they could be together?

Review Quotes

"Heartfelt, stunning, and well-written." - School Library Journal (starred review)
"Will hook readers from the start. A smart, swoony, and witty romance." - Kirkus Reviews
"Funny, lyrical, and utterly charming--Sunrise Nights is a whip-smart romantic stunner. I absolutely loved it." - Jasmine Warga, New York Times bestselling author
"An ode to those magically elastic nights of summer, when anything and everything feels possible. A knockout!" - Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Coauthors Cavallaro and Zentner employ spot-on banter to deliver a romance teeming with an ambiance of endless possibility on the precipice of devastating heartbreak. Luminous." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Beautifully written. Offer[s] readers a memorable experience." - Booklist (starred review)
"Distinctive and charming." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
"If there were any doubts that the combined forces of Zentner and Cavallaro would knock our socks off, this gorgeous book lays them to rest." - David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author
"An emotional duet. Together, the voices gradually create their own source of 'new light.' Beautiful!" - Margarita Engle, Newbery Honor-winning author and Young People's Poet Laureate Emeritus