19 Love Songs
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- 5,99 €
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- 5,99 €
Publisher Description
From the genius of New York Times bestselling author David Levithan, author of Every Day, Marly's Ghost and co-author of Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, comes a collection of short stories ('tracks') celebrating love in all of its wonderful, life-affirming and at times heart-breaking forms.
It's the perfect collection for Valentine's Day.
A resentful member of a high school Quiz Bowl team with an unrequited crush.
An extraordinary 'snow day' that changes two lives forever.
A Valentine's Day in the life of Every Day's protagonist "A."
19 Love Songs was born from Levithan's tradition of writing a story for his friends each Valentine's Day, and this collection brings all of them to his readers for the first time. With fiction, nonfiction and a story in verse, there's something for every reader.
Witty, romantic and honest, this very special collection will appeal to both teenagers and adults, not only on Valentine's Day, but all year round.
ONIX Short Description
From the genius of New York Times bestselling author David Levithan, author of Every Day, Marly's Ghost and co-author of Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, comes a collection of short stories (or 'tracks') celebrating love in all of its wonderful, life-affirming and at times heart-breaking forms. It's the perfect collection for Valentine's Day.
A resentful member of a high school Quiz Bowl team with an unrequited crush.
A very special snow day that changes two lives forever
A Valentine's Day in the life of Every Day's protagonist "A."
19 Love Songs was born from Levithan's tradition of writing a story for his friends each Valentine's Day, and this collection brings all of them to his readers for the first time. With fiction, nonfiction, and a story in verse, there's something for every reader.
Witty, romantic and honest, both teens and adults will come to this collection not only on Valentine's Day, but all year round.
About the author
David Levithan was not born in France, Milwaukee or Olympia, Washington. He did not go to Eton, Harvard Law School or Oxford University. He is not the author of War and Peace, Hollywood Wives: The New Generation or The Baby-sitters Club #8: Boy-crazy Stacey. He has not won the Newbery Medal, the Pulitzer Prize, the Bausch & Lomb Science Award or the race for eleventh-grade vice president. He currently does not live in Manhatten.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Levithan (Someday) celebrates different aspects of love through song, verse, graphic art, and stories in this collection of "tracks," many previously published in other anthologies, written with tenderness and humor. Most selections focus on gay male relationships, beginning with a story about a high school student's "unarticulated crush" on a quiz bowl teammate and progressing on to an examination of a couple's ups and downs through the changing seasons of one year. "Day 2934" offers a child's perspective of his mother's affection during one special Valentine's Day. "We" captures the pervading atmosphere of warmth and kinship ("You are yourself and something much larger than yourself, all at once") during a massive, peaceful protest march. Levithan's voice resounds strongly throughout, communicating a passion for kindness, individuality, and storytelling, and frequently encapsulating the mood and profundity of single moments. Threads connect the diverse protagonists (some of whom have appeared in previous works): many characters are struggling to find their identity, and most possess a strong desire to feel understood and wanted in this optimistic reminder of the transforming power of love. Ages 14 up.
