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Told through alternating points of view, two wildly different boys – both named Will Grayson – cross paths and find their lives becoming increasingly entwined.
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
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WILL GRAYSON, MEET WILL GRAYSON.
One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers cross paths. Two teens with the same name, running in two very different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, culminating in heroic turns-of-heart and the most epic musical ever to grace the high-school stage.
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Authors: John Green and David Levithan
Publisher: Penguin
Publication year: 2012
ISBN: 9780141346113
Age category: young adult
Disabilities portrayed: depression, mental illness
Genre: contemporary
Publisher: Penguin
Publication year: 2012
ISBN: 9780141346113
Age category: young adult
Disabilities portrayed: depression, mental illness
Genre: contemporary
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John Green is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, The Fault in Our Stars, and Turtles All the Way Down. He is also the coauthor, with David Levithan, of Will Grayson, Will Grayson. He was the 2006 recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award, a 2009 Edgar Award winner, and has twice been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Green’s books have been published in more than 55 languages and over 24 million copies are in print.
[F]or Tiny and Will, there is a need to say [I love you], because I don’t think either of them has really accepted that they love each other until they say it. It’s a hard thing to accept, that your best friend is the most important person in your life, but for many of us, it’s a reality, and one to be celebrated.(John Green's FAQ)
David Levithan is a children’s book editor in New York City and the New York Times bestelling author of several books for young adults, including Boy Meets Boy; Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green); Every Day; and Another Day.
I wanted to show someone who is dealing with depression on an everyday basis. It’s not the main story of his life, but it’s always there. I feel that most novels that grapple with depression make it the main story, and focus on the discovery phase. I wanted to show someone who lives with it, and is fine.(I'm here. I'm queer. What the hell do I read?, May 2011)
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