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" A] wise, wildly unique" (Entertainment Weekly) love story from the bestselling co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Will Grayson, Will Grayson about a teen who wakes up every morning in a different body, living a different life.

Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.

There's never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

It's all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with--day in, day out, day after day.

With his new novel, David Levithan, bestselling co-author of Will Grayson, Will Grayson, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a captivating story that will fascinate readers as they begin to comprehend the complexities of life and love in A's world, as A and Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day.

"A story that is always alluring, oftentimes humorous and much like love itself-- splendorous." --Los Angeles Times

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Levithan, David
ISBN: 9780307931894
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.10 x 1.00
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Year: 2013

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Life is never easy.

Amy M. - 3 years ago

Imagine being trapped in someone else's body. Yes, my name is A, and this is the secret of my life. Each and every day I am still the same person but trapped in another person's body. By trial-and-error I have learned what does and what does not work to survive living in others' bodies. However, because I have lived this life for so long, waking up to determine what gender, race, age, and lifestyle I must adapt to, every day is routine. I also have no friends, no family, no relationships, and no possessions of my own; even my memories are few and far between and are recorded, when possible, in an email scrapbook. This is how it was...until I met Rhiannon. She changed everything; I told her my secret.
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Are we our bodies, or do our bodies merely contain us?

Lex P. - 8 years ago

What would you do if you woke up in a different body every day? That is the life of A, the protagonist of David Levithan's Every Day (2012). For reasons never fully explained, A's spirit/soul/cognizance never inhabits the same body twice. A lives the life of one person, goes to sleep, then wakes up and repeats the cycle with someone new. A has never felt a sense of permanence or wholeness -- until A falls in love with Rhiannon. Due to A's unconventional coming-of-age, A does not identify as any particular gender, race, or sexuality, and A's growth throughout the book repeatedly challenges traditional understandings of identity and personhood. Does our body define who we are, or does our interior? Can the two be separated, or are our selves tied to our physicality? Levithan's language is appropriately poetic, as A's daily life reads like a dream (or nightmare, depending on who you ask). Once A realizes that they love Rhiannon, A makes every attempt to get back to her. A even comes to Rhiannon as a girl, which challenges Rhiannon's self-perception as a straight young woman. As the days go on, their relationship begins to grow, and Rhiannon slowly begins to recognize A, regardless of the body they inhabit. I like to think of myself as an open-minded person. My personal ideas about bodies and identity have always been very fluid, from my self-understanding to my understanding of (and respect of) others' identities. But even I found myself challenged by A's casual acceptance of their sexuality and gender and race. A is believably naive about Rhiannon's frustrations, and unlike many YA romances, the pair must overcome great emotional and mental differences in order to maintain their relationship. The plot, while the product of magic (or science or spirituality), really focuses on the characters, which makes the story all the more compelling. Readers aren't bogged down by half-explained scientific processes or distanced by otherworldly excuses -- they are instead enraptured by protagonists that are flawed, just like us, and who compel us to question everything we believe about ourselves. Every Day is both a product and reflection of our changing times -- and hopefully a predictor for how we come to accept sexuality and identity as a greater society.
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Life is never easy.

Are we our bodies, or do our bodies merely contain us?