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[A] particularly authentic first-person narration about family dynamics, the importance of kindness, and the horrors of not fitting in at high school.... A must-read.--Publishers Weekly An unpredictable and endearing take on some classic themes.--p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}School Library Journal Compelling and deeply emotional.--Shelf Awareness Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel is a terrific reinvention of an already brilliant piece of art. It's real and it's definitely going to speak to readers of all ages.--Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and A Spark of Light Even in book form, Evan Hansen's story sings. Required reading, especially for anyone who's ever needed to be found.--Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Leah on the Offbeat Today is going to be an amazing day, and here's why: because you're holding this book. The exact opposite of meh, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a powerful exploration of grief and depression and the many ways we're present (or not) for those around us without always knowing it.--David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite, Mosquitoland, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik Yep, the hit musical will make you cry just as much in book form.--Entertainment Weekly

Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel is a terrific reinvention of an already brilliant piece of art. It's real and it's definitely going to speak to readers of all ages. --Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and A Spark of Light A particularly authentic first-person narration about family dynamics, the importance of kindness, and the horrors of not fitting in at high school.... A must-read. --Publishers Weekly Compelling and deeply emotional. --Shelf Awareness Even in book form, Evan Hansen's story sings. Required reading, especially for anyone who's ever needed to be found. --Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Leah on the Offbeat It may be impossible not to find pieces of yourself reflected in Evan's loneliness and yearning to be accepted.... The book...captures the heartbreaking experience of searching for connection. Evan's character may have been born for the stage, but his earnestness and relatability sing through the book's pages. --New York Times Book Review Not since Salinger's Holden Caulfield has a teenager's cynical yet wise voice rang so true. --The Star-Ledger Today is going to be an amazing day, and here's why: because you're holding this book. The exact opposite of meh, Dear Evan Hansen is a powerful exploration of grief and depression and the many ways we're present (or not) for those around us without always knowing it. --David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite, Mosquitoland, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik Yep, the hit musical will make you cry just as much in book form. --Entertainment Weekly

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Val Emmich is a New York Times-bestselling author, singer-songwriter, and actor. His novels include The Reminders and Maybe We're Electric. Steven Levenson is the Tony Award-winning playwright of Dear Evan Hansen. Other plays include Days of Rage, If I Forget, The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin, and The Language of Trees. In television, he was a writer and producer on Showtime's Masters of Sex and co-creator of the limited series Fosse/Verdon (FX). Upcoming film projects include the adaptation of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick...boom! Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are the Oscar, Grammy, Tony, and Golden Globe-winning songwriting team behind the Broadway musicals Dear Evan Hansen and A Christmas Story, The Musical. Their film projects include: The Greatest Showman, La La Land, Trolls, and Aladdin as well as the upcoming live action musical Snow White and original animated musical Foster.

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