Teen Stuff: Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green & David Levithan
by manz
Will Grayson, Will Grayson is a new book co-authored by two super star young adult fiction authors. The book is alternating chapters, each written by a Will Grayson, as there are two Will Graysons. ( writes for one Will, writes for the other.) Eventually, after a bizarre turn of events the two Wills’ worlds collide, and after that everything changes.
Will Grayson is a depressed, angst ridden, world-hating teen, with only one half-friend named Maura. He only finds comfort in an online romance. The other Will Grayson follows the philosophy of shutting up and not caring. This gets harder to do as his best friend Tiny Cooper is larger than life, both literally and figuratively. A gregarious and outspoken boy who falls in love with a cute boy every other day, Tiny is quite a breath of fresh air as far as book characters go. He forms a club called the Gay-Straight-Alliance, and is in the midst of putting on a musical at the high school about his life, and of course it’s called “Tiny Dancer.” Oh, I’d like to see this musical!
The characters are honest and interesting, their words and thoughts are engaging and keep the reader turning pages and wanting more. (For grades 9 and up.)
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