Pub Date: May 5, 2020
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0610
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 14 to UP
Physical Info: 1.20" H x 7.70" L x 5.10" W ( 0.75 lbs) 480 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Romantic Comedy | LGBTQ | General | Coming of Age | Books and Libraries | School and Education | Own Voices | Girls and Women | Performing Arts | Film | Boys and Men | Social Themes | Dating and Sex | New Experience
Description: Includes bonus material: "In conversation: Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli, and David Arnold, October 28th, 2019" and "What if it's us, a photo diary".
Brief description:
Becky Albertalli is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of William C. Morris Award winner and National Book Award longlist title Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (now a major motion picture, Love, Simon); The Upside of Unrequited; Leah on the Offbeat; the Simonverse novella Love, Creekwood; What If It's Us and Here's to Us (cowritten with Adam Silvera); Yes No Maybe So (cowritten with Aisha Saeed); Kate in Waiting; and Imogen, Obviously, a Stonewall Honor Book. Becky lives with her family near Atlanta. You can visit her online at beckyalbertalli.com.
Review Quotes:
A Best YA Book of the Year - Bustle
A Best Teen Book of the Year - New York Public Library
★"Albertalli and Silvera balance cynicism and starry-eyed optimism to paint an honest, compelling picture of adolescent romance. Part feel-good, part star-crossed, this seamless blend of the authors' styles will appeal to fans old and new alike." - School Library Journal (starred review)
A Best YA Book of the Year - Paste Magazine
★"Fan-favorites Albertalli (Leah on the Offbeat,2018, etc.) and Silvera (They Both Die at the End, 2017, etc.) join forces in this tale of a New York City summer romance. This joyful romance is both sweet and substantial." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Two of queer YA fiction's best writers team up for an infectiously sweet story of young love set against New York's bustling backdrop. Without a doubt, this is the gay rom-com you've been waiting for." - Entertainment Weekly, "Must List"
"A love story that makes romance cool again. This is how a good romantic comedy should always feel." - Los Angeles Review of Books
"A happy and often laugh-out-loud-funny rom-com." - The Horn Book
A Best Teen Book of the Year - Chicago Public Library
A Teen Indie Next List Pick - Indiebound
★"A charming, sweet-natured love story between two very different boys." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)