David Levithan is the award-winning author of many acclaimed, best-selling YA and middle grade novels, including Boy Meets Boy, Every Day and Two Boys Kissing. In 2016, he received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.
As noted in ALA’s press release for the Edwards Award: “David Levithan has given a voice to teens who often feel marginalized. His work has allowed readers to experience life and love from many different perspectives. While his stories are written with high literary quality, they are accessible and engaging to everyone who reads them. He has been on the forefront of issues that are vital to teens; his writing shows teens the importance of inclusion and the acceptance of themselves and others just as they are.”
Keep reading to learn more about David’s incredible works and download free resources to use in your classroom or library.
FOUR STARRED REVIEWS
★ “Balancing rigorous research with accessibility for teen readers is no small feat, but the co-authors achieve it by drawing on their complementary expertise…. Honors the dead and inspires the living.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ “Levithan and Duckels apply their extensive experience in YA to craft an affecting, engaging, and accessible cultural history for teens and adults who want to learn about the AIDS crisis from the people who lived through it.” —Booklist, starred review
★ “[A]n emotionally resonant portrait of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S…. It’s a comprehensive and powerfully informative work about the pain, loss, and hard-won hope of the advocates, patients, and families of those affected.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ “An important and exceptional discourse on the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States that belongs in all libraries.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“Young activists will likely find the range of protests…. to be inspiring examples of how change can emerge out of what may feel daunting or even hopeless at the time.” —The Bulletin
“An ambitious, sprawling look at the AIDS epidemic in the U.S. through a hybrid structure that approximates a patchwork quilt.” —The Horn Book
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Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
