Book
Every day
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307931887 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0307931889 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780375971112 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 0375971114 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 9780307931894 (tr. pbk.)
- ISBN: 0307931897 (tr. pbk.)
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Physical Description:
print
324 p. ; 22 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Interpersonal relations Fiction |
| Genre: | Romance fiction. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 4 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | YA LEVIT D (Text) | 33126020556233 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | YA LEVIT D (Text) | 33126022134914 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | YA LEVIT D (Text) | 33126024991089 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | YA LEVIT D (Text) | 33126022063568 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews Newsletter
Meet A. Every day, A wakes up in the body of another teen A's age: boys and girls from every race, creed, preference, and walk of life. Then A meets Rhiannon and falls in love; now A will do anything to spend time with her. Our protagonist faces an almost impossible dilemma: how do you build a relationship when every day you occupy a different physical self? A is almost jaded regarding the breadth of teen experience, but in this he is as naïve and awkward as a newborn colt trying its legs, which results in a wholly unique narrative voice. As he struggles to make a connection in the margins of others' lives, A's story tackles larger ethical questions and, at its conclusion, becomes a meditation on life's purpose and love. An author known for literary featsâcheck out the poetry in The Realm of Possibility (2004) and the "definitive" form of last year's adult book The Lover's DictionaryâLevithan always digs for emotional truth, where in lesser hands the book might have just been an intriguing premise. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2012 September
Gr 9 UpâLevithan uses a straightforward hook-a 16-year-old soul named A wakes up in a different teenage body everyday-to explore identity. While the mechanics of A's ability are intermittently examined, they quickly become the backdrop to the myriad lives A inhabits and the strong identity he (or she as A does not identify with either gender) has created to survive this transient existence. His strong moral code is based on respect for the person whose life he disrupts and the consequences he doesn't have to face. That code is challenged when he falls in love with a girl named Rhiannon after spending a day in the body of her slacker boyfriend, Justin. Complexities arise when one of A's subsequent hosts, Nathan, has an awareness that he was possessed (presumably by the devil), and the story goes viral. Navigating a new body daily while attempting to build a relationship with Rhiannon and make sense of his condition leads to many philosophical quandaries that Levithan infuses with intelligence and poignancy while remaining nondidactic. Indeed, every step of the narrative feels real and will elicit a strong emotional response from readers and offer them plenty of fodder for speculation, especially regarding the nature of love.âNicole Politi, The Ocean County Library, Lavallette, NJ
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