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"One school. Twenty voices. Endless possibilities." This collection of linked poems, set in a suburban New Jersey high school, begins and ends with boyfriends Daniel and Jed sharing a smoke in the first poem and celebrating their one-year anniversary in the last. Between the two events, we meet 18 of their friends and acquaintances. For fans of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings, 2008). While it may be a cop-out to compare one book by David Levithan to a movie made from another (written with Rachel Cohn. ISBN 978-0-375-83533-9. 2006), no author writes love and longing, gay and straight, quite the way he does. Why It Is for Us: Beginning with the breakout Boy Meets Boy (ISBN 978-0-375-83299-4. pap. 2003), Levithan has made a career baring the tender hearts of teens in love. Here he tries his hand at many poetic forms, each specially linked to the subject of the poem. [The hardcover was published in 2004.] Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More