In his follow-up to the New York Times bestselling author of Every Day, David Levithan, co-author of bestsellers Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green) and Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn), crafts a novel that the Los Angeles Times calls "open, frank, and ultimately optimistic."
Based on true events -- and narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS -- Two Boys Kissing follows Harry and Craig, two seventeen-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teens dealing with universal questions of love, identity, and belonging.
"You have to read this." -- Rainbow Rowell, bestselling author of Eleanor & Park
Named to the National Book Award Longlist
A Lambda Literary Award Winner
A Stonewall Honor Book
"An intriguing, complex narrative with an unusual point of view... and a quality of retrospection that is rare (and refreshing) in YA literature." -- The Washington Post
