Are We There Yet?

Book #244 (Unique books)
Book #22 in 2014

 Are We There Yet?

by David Levithan

 "Sixteen-year-old Elijah is completely mellow and his 23-year-old brother Danny is completely not, so it’s no wonder they can barely tolerate one another. So what better way to repair their broken relationship than to trick them into taking a trip to Italy together? Soon, though, their parents’ perfect solution has become Danny and Elijah’s nightmare as they’re forced to spend countless hours together. But then Elijah meets Julia, and soon the brothers aren’t together nearly as much. And then Julia meets Danny and soon all three of them are in a mixed-up, turned-around, never-what-you-expect world of brothers, Italy, and love."

July 9th to 19th -  11 days - 215 pages

Will Grayson, Will Grayson (re-read)

Book #19 in 2014

 Will Grayson, Will Grayson

by John Green and David Levithan

 "One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history’s most fabulous high school musical."

May 20th to 28th - 9 days - 310 pages

Every You, Every Me

Book #217 (Unique books)
Book #30! in 2013

Every You, Every Me

by David Levithan

"You know one me.

Just like I know one you.

But you can't know every me.

And I can't know every you."

August 21st to 27th - 7 days - 245 pages

The Lover's Dictionary

Book #207 (Unique books)
Book #18 in 2013

 The Lover's Dictionary

by David Levithan

 "basis, n.

There has to be a moment at the beginning

when you wonder whether you're in love with the

 person or in love with the feeling of love itself.

If the moment doesn't pass, that's it--you're done.

And if the moment does pass, it never goes

 that far. It stands in the distance, ready for 

whenever you want it back. Sometimes it's even 

there when you thought you were searching for 

something else, like an escape route, or your 

lover's face."

May 15th - a few hours, with a break in the middle - 211 pages

Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List

Book #204 (Unique books)
Book #15 in 2013

Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List

by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

"NAOMI AND ELY ARE BEST FRIENDS. Naomi loves and is in love with Ely, and Ely loves Naomi, but prefers to be in love with boys. So they create their "No Kiss List" of people neither of them is allowed to kiss. And this works fine - until Bruce. Bruce is Naomi's boyfriend, so there's no reason to put him on the List. But Ely kissed Bruce even though he is boring. The result: a rift of universal proportions and the potential end of "Naomi and Ely: the institution." Can these best friends come back together again?"

April 22nd to 25th - 4 days - kindle book

Notes:

Least favorite of Rachel and David's books.

Read in Bali. 

Boy Meets Boy

Book #202 (Unique books)
Book #13 in 2013

 Boy Meets Boy

by David Levithan

 "This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance.

When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it. The school bookie says the odds are 12-to-1 against him getting Noah back, but Paul’s not giving up without playing his love really loud. His best friend Joni might be drifting away, his other best friend Tony might be dealing with ultra-religious parents, and his ex-boyfriend Kyle might not be going away anytime soon, but sometimes everything needs to fall apart before it can really fit together right.This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing love, and doing what it takes to get love back in a crazy-wonderful world."

April 13th to 16th - 3 1/2 days - kindle book

Notes:

Read in Bali.

Every Day

Book #200(!) (Unique books)
Book #11 in 2013

Every Day

by David Levithan

"Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.

There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day."

April  5th (late) to April 7th (early) - about 38 hours - kindle book

Notes:

I am head over heels in love with this book and David Levithan and that surreal feeling that falls over everything when I finish a book that entirely absorbed me

I loved everything about this book and I loved that it was a standalone novel because so many books have unnecessary sequels lately which bothers me

and I just ♥ David Levithan ♥

Read in Bali.

The Realm of Possibility

Book #199 (Unique books)
Book #10 in 2013

The Realm of Possibility

by David Levithan

"One school. Twenty voices.

Endless possibilities.

There's the girl who is in love with Holden Caulfield. The boy who wants to be strong who falls for the girl who's convinced she needs to be weak. The girl who writes love songs for a girl she can't have. The two boys teetering on the brink of their first anniversary. And everyone in between.As he did in the highly acclaimed Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan gives us a world of unforgettable voices that readers will want to visit again and again. It's the realm of possibility open to us all - where love, joy, and the stories we tell will linger."

 April 3rd to 5th - 2 1/2 days - kindle book

Notes:

Slowly falling in love with David Levithan. Want to read it again.

Read in Bali. (actually published on May 1st but)

How They Met, and Other Stories

Book #191 (Unique books)
Book #50! in 2012

 How They Met, and Other Stories

by David Levithan

 "Here are 18 stories, all about love, and about all kinds of love. From the aching for the one you pine for, to standing up and speaking up for the one you love, to pure joy and happiness, these love stories run the gamut of that emotion that at some point has turned every one of us inside out and upside down. What is love? With this original story collection David Levithan proves that love is a many splendored thing, a varied, complicated, addictive, wonderful thing."

December 29th to 31st - 3 days - 244 pages

Notes:

I really enjoyed this book. I liked that it was stories about love and not love stories, and that it showed lots of different types of love. It was sweet.

Favorite stories:

The Escalator, a love story

The Number of People Who Meet On Airplanes (favorite of all)

Flirting With Waiters

Princes

Breaking and Entering

Skipping the Prom

What a Song Can Do

How They Met

Intersection

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Book #136 (Unique books)
Book #9 in 2011

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

"Told in the alternating voices of Dash and Lily, two sixteen-year-olds carry on a wintry scavenger hunt at Christmas-time in New York, neither knowing quite what--or who--they will find."

April 2nd to May 20th - 29 days - 260 pages

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

Book #128 (Unique books)
Book #1 in 2011

Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green and David Levithan

"When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both."

January 2nd to January 13th - 12 days - 310 pages

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

Book #68
Book #10 in 2009

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

"It all starts when Nick asks Norah to be his girlfriend for five minutes. He only needs five minutes to avoid his ex-girlfriend, who’s just walked in to his band’s show. With a new guy. And then, with one kiss, Nick and Norah are off on an adventure set against the backdrop of New York City—and smack in the middle of all the joy, anxiety, confusion, and excitement of a first date."

March 13th to March 14th - 2 days - 183 pages

Notes:
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