Love Is the Higher Law by David Levithan

Love Is the Higher Law by David Levithan

Bestselling author David Levithan (Every Day; Boy Meets Boy; Will Grayson, Will Grayson with John Green) treats the tragic events of September 11th with care and compassion in this novel of loss and grief, but also of hope and redemption.

First there is a Before, and then there is an After. . . .

The lives of three teens--Claire, Jasper, and Peter--are altered forever on September 11, 2001. Claire, a high school junior, has to get to her younger brother in his classroom. Jasper, a college sophomore from Brooklyn, wakes to his parents' frantic calls from Korea, wondering if he's okay. Peter, a classmate of Claire's, has to make his way back to school as everything happens around him.

Here are three teens whose intertwining lives are reshaped by this catastrophic event. As each gets to know the other, their moments become wound around each other's in a way that leads to new understandings, new friendships, and new levels of awareness for the world around them and the people close by.

David Levithan has written a novel of loss and grief, but also one of hope and redemption aAs histhe characters slowly learn to move forward in their lives, despite being changed forever, one rule remains: love is indeed the higher law.

A MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD WINER

From the Hardcover edition.

David Levithan is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels for young readers including Every Day, Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), and Nick and Norah s Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn), which was turned into a feature film. His recent novel, Two Boys Kissing, won the Lambda Literary Award in the children s/YA category. He s a publisher and editorial director at Scholastic Press. David also teaches at The New School in their MFA program. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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ISBN 13	9780375834691
ISBN 10	0375834699
Title	Love Is the Higher Law
Author	David Levithan
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Year published	2010-08-10
Number of pages	176
Prizes	Winner of ALA Rainbow Project Bibliography 2010, Winner of Book Sense Children's Pick List 2009, Winner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2010, Nominated for ALA Best Books for Young Adults.
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