By David Levithan (author)
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Award-winning David Levithan captures the joy and the despair that accompany the many different ways of falling in and out of love. In 18 vivid, beautifully written short stories he is funny, warm-hearted, passionate, romantic, furious and just plain sexy as befits the nature of each of these relationships. However casually some of them are formed, however long or short they last, there is no doubting the importance of them all to those they effect so powerfully.
They met on a plane / at Starbucks / in class. It was a set-up / it was completely random / they were dancing. It was love at first sight / it took time / it was a disaster!
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Love is a complicated, addictive, volatile, scary, wonderful thing. Many of the stories in this collection started out as gifts for the author's friends. From the happy-ever-after to the unrequited, they explore the many aspects of the emotion that has at some time turned us all inside out and upside down.
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Every Day is a wonder: a wholly original premise racing along with a generous heart towards a perfect ending. The best YA makes a place for its readers, and there are few writers as warmly generous as David Levithan. Patrick Ness, award-winning author of the Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls.
David Levithan won the Lambda Literary Award for his debut novel Boy Meets Boy , but is probably best known for his collaborations with John Green ( Will Grayson, Will Grayson ) and Rachel Cohn ( Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist , which was also made into a film).
As well as being a New York Times best-selling author, David is also a highly respected children’s book editor, whose list includes many luminaries of children’s literature, including Garth Nix, Libba Bray and Suzanne Collins. He lives and works in New York.
‘I find it downright baffling to write about myself, which is why I’m considering it somewhat cruel and usual to have to write this brief bio and to update it now and then. The factual approach (born ’72, Brown ’94, first book ’03) seems a bit dry, while the emotional landscape (happy childhood, happy adolescence – give or take a few poems – and happy adulthood so far) sounds horribly well-adjusted. The only addiction I’ve ever had was a brief spiral into the arms of diet Dr Pepper, unless you count My So-Called Life episodes as a drug. I am evangelical in my musical beliefs.’
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They met on a plane / at Starbucks / in class. It was a set-up / it was completely random / they were dancing.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed How They Met and Other Stories and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
How They Met and Other Stories features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Short Stories, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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How They Met and Other Stories was written by David Levithan and published by Electric Monkey an imprint of Egmont UK Ltd
How They Met and Other Stories has 306 pages
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