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At the Edge of the Universe

Shaun David Hutchinson

Ages 14–18

Readers rate it 4.3 (23 on Hardcover)

348 pages · Released Feb 7, 2017

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At the Edge of the Universe parent’s guide: what’s inside

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A note for parents

This LGBTQ+ young adult romance explores heavy themes around grief, identity, and existential loss as Ozzie searches for his boyfriend who has been erased from reality. The book contains mild language, brief references to substances, and some sexual content befitting older teens, but focuses primarily on emotional complexity and LGBTQ+ representation. It's best suited for mature readers comfortable with philosophical sci-fi concepts and themes of loss.

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From the publisher

From the author of We Are the Ants comes “another winner” (Booklist, starred review) about a boy who believes the universe is slowly shrinking as the things he remembers are being erased from others’ memories. Tommy and Ozzie have been best friends since the second grade, and boyfriends since eighth. They spent countle... From the author of We Are the Ants comes “another winner” (Booklist, starred review) about a boy who believes the universe is slowly shrinking as the things he remembers are being erased from others’ memories. Tommy and Ozzie have been best friends since the second grade, and boyfriends since eighth. They spent countless days dreaming of escaping their small town—and then Tommy vanished. More accurately, he ceased to exist, erased from the minds and memories of everyone who knew him. Everyone except Ozzie. Ozzie doesn’t know how to navigate life without Tommy, and soon he suspects that something else is going on: that the universe is shrinking. When Ozzie is paired up with the reclusive and secretive Calvin for a physics project, it’s hard for him to deny the feelings developing between them, even if he still loves Tommy. But Ozzie knows there isn’t much time left to find Tommy—that once the door closes, it can’t be opened again. And he’s determined to keep it open as long as possible.

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  • Young Adult Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Young Adult
  • Fiction
  • Science Fiction
  • Romance
  • LGBTQ
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Love
  • Gay men
  • Gay teenagers
  • Interpersonal relations

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ISBN 9781481449687 · Simon and Schuster

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