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David Levithan

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David Levithan (born 1972) is an American children's book editor and award-winning author. He published his first YA book, Boy Meets Boy, in 2003. Levithan is also the founding editor of PUSH, a Young Adult imprint of Scholastic Press.

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Average rating: 3.73 · 1,405,101 ratings · 118,818 reviews · 113 distinct worksSimilar authors
Every Day (Every Day, #1)

3.89 avg rating — 242,318 ratings — published 2012 — 120 editions
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Boy Meets Boy

3.81 avg rating — 76,249 ratings — published 2003 — 50 editions
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Two Boys Kissing

4.07 avg rating — 48,524 ratings — published 2013 — 42 editions
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The Lover's Dictionary

3.86 avg rating — 47,804 ratings — published 2011 — 49 editions
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Another Day (Every Day, #2)

3.58 avg rating — 26,263 ratings — published 2015 — 45 editions
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The Realm of Possibility

3.92 avg rating — 15,845 ratings — published 2004 — 24 editions
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How They Met, and Other Sto...

3.75 avg rating — 11,191 ratings — published 2008 — 16 editions
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Someday (Every Day, #3)

3.64 avg rating — 9,530 ratings — published 2018 — 26 editions
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Six Earlier Days (Every Day...

3.63 avg rating — 8,491 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions
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Love Is the Higher Law

3.76 avg rating — 7,467 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions
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“I am constantly torn between killing myself and killing everyone around me.”
David Levithan, Will Grayson, Will Grayson

“It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.”
David Levithan, The Lover's Dictionary

“If there's one thing I've learned, it's this: We all want everything to be okay. We don't even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.”
David Levithan, Every Day

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