Awards
HONOR - Stonewall Book Award (2014)
SELECTION - ALA Best Books for Young Adults (2014)
SELECTION - Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year (2014)
WINNER - Lambda Literary Award
Synopses & Reviews
In his follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Every Day, David Levithan, coauthor of bestsellers Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, 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.
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"Author David Levithan's poignant novel follows the stories of gay teens joined through an unconventional protest. A-" Entertainment Weekly
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“Remarkable.” Frank Bruni, The New York Times
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“There are more than two boys kissing in this book, and every one of them will reach your heart. You have to read this.” Rainbow Rowell, author of Eleanor & Park
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"You have to read this. Rainbow Rowell, bestselling author ofEleanor & Park
In his follow-up to ttheNew York Timesbestselling author ofEvery Day, andDavid Levithan, coauthor of bestsellers Will Grayson, Will Grayson(with John Green) andNick & Norah s Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn), crafts a novel that theLos Angeles Timescalls 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 Kissingfollows 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 From the Hardcover edition."
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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 Celebrate Pride every day with a love story of shared humanity and history that Hypable calls an interconnecting web that will leave you emotionally exhausted and absolutely thrilled to have read something so beautiful and unique. From the New York Times bestselling author of Every Day.
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.
About the Author
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.