Two Boys Kissing

Zusatztext 77511102 Informationen zum Autor DAVID LEVITHAN is a children’s book editor in New York City and the author of several books for young adults, including Boy Meets Boy, Love Is the Higher Law, and Every Day. He coauthored Will Grayson, Will Grayson with John Green , and Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares, and Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List with Rachel Cohn. Klappentext "You have to read this." -Rainbow Rowell! bestselling author of Eleanor & Park In his follow-up to tthe New York Times bestselling author of Every Day! andDavid Levithan! coauthor of bestsellers Will Grayson! Will Grayson (with John Green) and Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn)! crafts a novel that the Los Angeles Times calls "open! frank! and ultimately optimistic." Based on true events-and narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS-Two Boys Kissing follows Harry and Craig! two seventeen-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips! they become a focal point in the lives of other teens dealing with universal questions of love! identity! and belonging. Named to the National Book Award Longlist A Lambda Literary Award Winner A Stonewall Honor Book "An intriguing! complex narrative with an unusual point of view…[and] a quality of retrospection that is rare (and refreshing) in YA literature." -The Washington Post Zusammenfassung NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • STONEWALL HONOR BOOK  •  LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER  •  NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST "You have to read this.” —Rainbow Rowell, bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and Carry On From the New York Times bestselling author of Every Day, this love story of shared humanity and history Hypable calls "an interconnecting web that will leave you emotionally exhausted and absolutely thrilled to have read something so beautiful and unique."  Based on true events—and narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS— Two Boys Kissing follows Harry and Craig, two seventeen-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teens dealing with universal questions of love, identity, and belonging....

Product details

• Authors: Will Grayson, David Levithan
• Assisted by: Nancy Hinkel (Editor)
• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2013
• EAN: 9780307931900
• ISBN: 978-0-307-93190-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 216 mm x 20 mm
• Series: ALFRED A. KNOPF
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Young people's books from 12 years of age