“Here's what I think. We all want someone to build a fort with. We want somebody to swap crayons with and play hide-and-seek with and live out imaginary stories with. We start out getting that from our family. Then we get it from our friends. And then, for whatever reasons, we get it in our heads that we need to get that feeling- that intimacy- from a single someone else. We call if growing up. But really, when you take sex out of it, what we want is a companion. And we make that so damn hard to find.”

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About David Levithan

American young adult fiction author and editor

David Levithan is an American young adult fiction author and editor. He is known for writing stories that center strong male gay characters, including Boy Meets Boy and Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List. His work has been recognized by the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, with six of his books winning or reaching finalist status in that category. The recognition has made him the most celebrated author in that field.

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Every day

2012

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Two Boys Kissing

2015

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Someday

2018

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The Lover's Dictionary

2011

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Boy Meets Boy

2006

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