Ryan and Avery

by David Levithan

Overview

When Ryan and Avery met at a queer prom, they felt an instant connection. This is the of their first 10 dates: the tender hopes, the skittish fears, the difficulty of introducing someone into your pre-existing life. There is always the possibility of heartbreak-- and the chance that maybe, just maybe, you've found the right person to love. -- adapted from slipcover

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399553103
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/12/2023
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.63(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.04(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

David Levithan is the author of several books for young adults, including Lambda Literary Award winner Two Boys Kissing; Every Day; 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 Boy Meets Boy. In 2016, David received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.

Hometown:

Hoboken, New Jersey

Date of Birth:

1972

Place of Birth:

New Jersey

Education:

B.A., Brown University, 1994

Editorial Reviews

★ "A swoon-worthy LGBTQIA+ romance with a lot of heart." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Forefronts the power and gravity of all-encompassing first love." —Publishers Weekly

"Levithan’s quietly musing prose overflows with earnest emotion and understanding....An intimate unfurling of first love." —Kirkus Reviews

"This book falls within such a range of readership: queerness is also (another) book of two boys kissing and high-octane drama, for those deserving audiences seeking lives resembling their own in the romance genre." —The Bulletin

From the Publisher

2023-08-11
Two boys—blue-haired Ryan and pink-haired Avery—learn date-by-date what it means to build a relationship.

Ryan and Avery met at a gay prom. That night was the beginning of a conversation they both wanted to continue. Neither of them has much experience with dating, so they don’t know if they are moving too fast or too slow. Avery’s parents are welcoming and supportive when their son brings Ryan to dinner, but Ryan’s parents don’t know about Avery, because they don’t really know their own son. As Ryan and Avery open up to one another, the rift between Ryan and his parents stretches into a chasm that may soon become too wide to cross. An omniscient but personable narrator follows the teens through the first 10 dates of their new relationship. After setting the stage during dates five and six, when Ryan’s familial conflicts emerge, the narrative winds back and forth between chapters that progress backward to the night of pride prom and forward to the present. Although Ryan and Avery made their debut in Two Boys Kissing (2013), this novel-length version of their story not only stands alone but also revises Ryan’s family relationships and how Avery, who is transgender, talks about his gender identity. Levithan’s quietly musing prose overflows with earnest emotion and understanding. The cast of characters is cued white.

An intimate unfurling of first love. (Romance. 13-18)

Kirkus Reviews