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."
Gr 9 Up-Levithan uses a straightforward hook-a 16-year-old soul named A wakes up in a different teenage body everyday-to explore identity. While the mechanics of A's ability are intermittently examined, they quickly become the backdrop to the myriad lives A inhabits and the strong identity he (or she as A does not identify with either gender) has created to survive this transient existence. His strong moral code is based on respect for the person whose life he disrupts and the consequences he doesn't have to face. That code is challenged when he falls in love with a girl named Rhiannon after spending a day in the body of her slacker boyfriend, Justin. Complexities arise when one of A's subsequent hosts, Nathan, has an awareness that he was possessed (presumably by the devil), and the story goes viral. Navigating a new body daily while attempting to build a relationship with Rhiannon and make sense of his condition leads to many philosophical quandaries that Levithan infuses with intelligence and poignancy while remaining nondidactic. Indeed, 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.-Nicole Politi, The Ocean County Library, Lavallette, NJ (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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."
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