DAVID LEVITHAN is a children's book editor in New York City, and the author of several books for young adults, including Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist and Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (co-authored with Rachel Cohn); Will Grayson, Will Grayson (co-authored with John Green); and Every You, Every Me (with photographs from Jonathan Farmer). He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.
School Library Journal Best of Children's Books 2012
Kirkus Reviews Best of Teen's Books 2012
Booklist Best of Children's Books 2012
"Fresh, unique, funny, and achingly honest, Levithan brilliantly
explores the adolescent conundrum of not feeling like oneself, and
not knowing where one belongs. I didn't just read this book — I
inhaled it." —Jodi Picoult, NYT bestselling author of Lone
Wolf and Between the Lines
Entertainment Weekly, August 22, 2012:
"Rich in wisdom and wit...Levithan keeps the pages turning not only
with ingenious twists on his central conceit but with A's
hard-earned pieces of wisdom about identity, isolation, and love.
Every Day has the power to teach a bully empathy by answering an
essential question: What's it like to be you and not me — even if
it's just for one day?"
New York Times Book Review, August 26, 2012:
"It demonstrates Levithan's talent for empathy, which is paired in
the best parts of the book with a persuasive optimism about the
odds for happiness and for true love."
Los Angeles Times, September 2, 2012:
"It's the rare book that challenges gender presumptions in a way
that's as entertaining as it is unexpected and, perhaps most
important, that's relatable to teens who may not think they need
sensitivity training when it comes to sexual orientation and the
nature of true love. ‘Every Day' is precisely such a book...A story
that is always alluring, oftentimes humorous and much like love
itself — splendorous."
MTV Hollywood Crush, September 28, 2012:
"Thoughtful and fascinating...A study in the most real and human of
concerns: the importance of empathy, the value of friends and
family, and the beauty of permanence that we have the luxury of
taking for granted."
Boston Globe, September 15, 2012:
"Ambitious and provocative...we’re not ready to let A go."
OUT Magazine, December 2012:
"One of the most inventive young adult novels of the year."
Romantic Times, October 2012:
"Levithan is a literary genius. His style of writing is brilliant —
practically flawless... Reading A’s journey to make love last, in a
world that is always changing, is an experience I hope everyone
gets to share."
Starred Review, School Library Journal, September 2012:
"Every step of the narrative feels real and will elicit a strong
emotional response from readers and offer them plenty of fodder for
speculation, especially regarding the nature of love.”
Starred Review, Booklist, July 1, 2012:
“Levithan has created an irresistible premise that is sure to
captivate readers….
[Every Day] is a study in style, an exercise in imagination, and an
opportunity for readers themselves to occupy another life: that of
A, himself.”
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2012:
“An awe-inspiring, thought-provoking reminder that love reaches
beyond physical appearances or gender.”
Starred Review, Shelf Awareness, September 7, 2012:
"Levithan's unusual love story will make teens think about how the
core of the soul never changes. A speaks of faith, love, dreams and
death with a wisdom derived from thousands of lives visited over 16
years and firsthand proof of how much humans share rather than what
sets them apart."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September
2012:
"This unconventional romance considers some fascinating and
unexpected questions about the nature of identity, consciousness,
love, and gender...Readers will identify with A’s profound longing
for connection, but they’ll also be intrigued by the butterfly
effect A’s presence may have on numerous other teens who make brief
but memorable appearances."
The Horn Book, November 2012:
"Brilliantly conceived...[Levithan] shapes the narrative into a
profound exploration of what it means to love someone."
Letter Blocks, the BN Parents & Educators blog, August 23,
2012:
"A definite crowd-pleaser."
The L Magazine, August 29, 2012:
"The premise allows for stimulating parallels: A’s experience is
both like the writer’s, who inhabits the consciousnesses of random
characters, and the adolescent’s, who tries on myriad identities."
Imagine waking up every morning in a different body, with a different personality, and a different life. This is reality for A, who experiences a new beginning every day of his life. And while A has come to accept this fate, when he awakens to meet the woman of his dreams, he decides he must find a way to break the cycle. Leviathan's entertaining and imaginative novel comes to life in this inspired reading by Alex McKenna. Despite the fact that A is a male, the female McKenna brilliantly captures the character, adding nuance and depth. The narrator's delivery is confident, emotive, and captivating-at times it sounds as if she is reading from her own diary. The result is truly memorable listening. Ages 12-up. A Knopf hardcover. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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