Two Boys Kissing
Two Boys KissingDavid Levithan
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Two Boys Kissing (2013)

David Levithan

Others: Overwhelmingly positive

Based on true events—and narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS—Two Boys Kissing follows Harry and Craig, two seventeen-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record. While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teens dealing with universal questions of love, identity, and belonging.

ISBN:
9780307931917
Length:
210 pages

Genres: romance, young adult

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