"Every Day" by David Levithan

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Levithan, D. Every Day. New York, NY: Ember, Inc. 2012. Print. ISBN: 9780307931887. Paperback. $9.99.

Annotation: Every day, A wakes up in a different body, and he has learned how to make this work without arousing suspicion or changing the person’s life. That is, until one day when he wakes up as a boy named Justin who has a girlfriend named Rhiannon, who is the first person he wants to connect with for more than just one day.

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Who is A? Every day, he or she wakes up in a different body, as a different person. Ultimately, A has learned how to make this life work without awakening suspicion from the person’s family or friends or changing their life in any major way. Of course, this all changes on the day that he wakes up as a boy named Justin and meets his girlfriend, Rhiannon. Suddenly, A realizes that it’s not okay to wake up in a different body that is living a life without this girl. Every day, in a different body, as a different person, he or she makes the effort to reconnect with Rhiannon.

Unfortunately, this means that some lives are going to be disrupted when left behind, and some people might just notice the trail. A bounces between football players, nerds, breathtakingly beautiful girls, morbidly obese young man, and even a drug addict – and all of these lives are pulled toward Rhiannon. But at the end of the day, how can A hope to build a life or a love when he will always wake up as a different person the next morning? 

Literary Awards:

• ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 2013
• ALA Best Books for Young Adults Top 10 WINNER 2013
• Amazon Best of the Year WINNER 2012
• Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year WINNER 2012
• Connecticut Nutmeg Children’s Book Award NOMINEE 2015
• Florida Sunshine State Book Award NOMINEE 2014
• Kentucky Bluegrass Award NOMINEE 2014
• Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award NOMINEE 2013
• Missouri Gateway Readers Award NOMINEE 2015
• Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award NOMINEE 2014
• Cybils FINALIST 2012
• Indies Choice Award FINALIST 2013
• Kid’s Indie Next List “Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers” FINALIST
• Lambda Literary Award FINALIST 2013
• Louisiana Young Reader’s Choice Award FINALIST 2015

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