What If It's Us
Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera
Readers rate it 3.7 (320 on Hardcover)
437 pages · Released 2018 · Harperteen
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What If It's Us parent’s guide: what’s inside
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Scary or mature
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A note for parents
This is a romantic comedy centered on two teenage boys navigating a summer romance in New York City. The book celebrates LGBTQ+ identity and relationships as its core strength, with warm, funny, and emotionally honest characters. Language and sexual content are mild for the YA category but present enough to warrant a teen audience. The story emphasizes communication, vulnerability, and second chances in relationships.
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From the publisher
Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it. Ben thinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldn’t be on his way to the post office carrying a box of his... Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it. Ben thinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldn’t be on his way to the post office carrying a box of his ex-boyfriend’s things. But when Arthur and Ben meet-cute at the post office, what exactly does the universe have in store for them? Maybe nothing. After all, they get separated. Maybe everything. After all, they get reunited. But what if they can’t quite nail a first date . . . or a second first date . . . or a third? What if Arthur tries too hard to make it work . . . and Ben doesn’t try hard enough? What if life really isn’t like a Broadway play? But what if it is?
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- Gays
- Fate and fatalism
- Dating (Social customs)
- Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Dating (social customs), fiction
- Homosexuality, fiction
- New york (n.y.), fiction
- LGBTQ young adult
- nyt:young-adult-hardcover=2018-10-28
- New York Times bestseller
- Diverse Characters
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ISBN 9780062795250 · Harperteen