Two Boys Kissing [Paperback]

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 bestsellersWill 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“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 ofEleanor & Park

“Remarkable.”
- Frank Bruni,The New York Times

Entertainment Weekly, August 21, 2013:
Author David Levithan's poignant novel follows the stories of gay teens joined through an unconventional protest.A-

The Washington Post, August 20, 2013:
Over the years, Levithan has consistently explored new creative territory.l3Ê