Everything, Everything (novel)

Everything, Everything is Nicola Yoon's debut novel. This young adult novel was published in 2015. It follows the story of Madeline Whittier, an 18-year-old girl suffering from the rare severe combined immunodeficiency, as she becomes acquainted with Olly, who has just moved in next door.

On August 26, 2015, the book was optioned for a movie by MGM. On June 1, 2016, Stella Meghie the movie's director. In July of the same year, Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson were cast as Madeline and Olly respectively. The movie is set to be released in 2017.

Plot
Everything Everything is about a girl named Madeline who has SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency), meaning her immune system is faulty and she is forced to live under the protection of her airtight house. In the beginning of the book, we are introduced to her life inside her own bubble, at the mercy of her illness. She is cared for by her nurse, Carla, and mother, Pauline. When a boy named Olly moves next door into the neighborhood, he catches Madeline's eye. Using the means of online communication, they form a bond and start to develop feelings for one another. Carla starts to sneak Olly into Madeline’s house so they could meet in person, something Pauline, Madeline’s mother, would never allow. When Pauline finds out, she fires Carla and replaces her with a new nurse who tries to separate the two. On a whim, Madeline books a flight with Olly to Hawaii as a getaway from home. During the trip, Madeline gets severely sick and is brought to the ER. After she recovers, she tries to stop thinking about Olly because he represents the possibilities, something she will never have. Olly’s family later moves from LA to NYC to escape their drunk father. Later, Madeline finds out that her episode in Hawaii was caused by myocarditis, not SCID. She confronts her mom who said that she did that because of her paranoia. The book ends with Maddy and Olly being reunited in a bookshop in NYC