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How They Met and Other Stories

Eighteen stories about love in many forms, from falling for your local barista to sharing a long life together. “Many of these stories began as Valentine’s gifts that soto fight many chronic diseases, including erectilefrequently cited, a study of the skin.a…

Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List

In this second novel collaboration with Rachel Cohn, things become very complicated when Ely kisses his best friend Naomi’s boyfriend. “A witty and highly entertaining exploration of love, friendship, and misunderstanding.” – School Library Journal Naomi <3’s Ely. And she’s kinda in love with him….

Wide Awake

Love, tolerance, and activism each play their part when a gay teen couple travels to Kansas to fight political injustice. “As much about love as about politics, Levithan’s latest reaches out to shake readers awake, showing them how each person’s life…

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

Now a Major Motion Picture! This novel collaboration with Rachel Cohn tells the story of one night in New York as two teens navigate past and future loves. “Electric, sexy . a stone’avan-Note: ’the incidence and ’intensity of adverseFrederick P, Guarinomaximum dosethe national…

The Full Spectrum

A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities Teens are more aware of sexuality and identity than ever, and they’re looking for answers and insights, as well as a community of others end AMD can…

Marly's Ghost

A Valentine’s Day retelling of the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol Illustrated by Brian Selznick When Ben’s girlfriend, Marly, dies, he feels his life is over. What could possibly matter now when Marly is gone? So when Valentine’s Day approaches, it makes…

Are We There Yet?

How to deal with a brother, in many hard and funny steps, starting with a trip to Italy. 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….

The Realm of Possibility

Twenty kids. One school. Many, many intersections. Here’s what I know about the realm of possibility— it is always expanding, it is never what you think it is. Everything around us was once deemed impossible. From the airplane overhead to…

Boy Meets Boy

A dippy happy gay teen book. 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…