Love Nick and Charlie from Heartstopper?Meet Arthur and Ben!From INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING authors Adam Silvera (They Both Die At The End) and Becky Albertalli (Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda)comes a long-awaited collaboration about two very different boys who can't decide if the universe is pushing them together or pulling them apart.Soon to be a feature film, adapted by the creator of 13 Reasons Why!Meet Arthur and Ben.ARTHURis only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, its that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it. BENthinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldnt becarrying a box of his ex-boyfriends things.But when the boys have a chance meeting at the post office, they leave wondering what exactlythe universe does have in store for them.What if - in a city of eight million people - they can't find each other again?What if they do ... and then cant nail a first date even after three do-overs?What if Arthur tries too hard to make it work and Ben doesnt try hard enough?What if life really isnt like a Broadway play?But what if it is? What if it's us?PRAISE FOR WHAT IF IT'S US:'Romantic, realistic and sweet, this perfectly captures New York, teenage love and life in that gray area when you're not quite an adult and not quite a child either.'Lauren James, author of The Loneliest Girl in the UniversePRAISE FOR ADAM SILVERA:'A phenomenal talent.'Juno Dawson, author of Clean and WonderlandPRAISE FOR BECKY ALBERTALLI:'The love child of John Green and Rainbow Rowell.' Teen Vogue

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 368 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Simon & Schuster Ltd .

Adam Silvera was born and raised in the Bronx. He has worked in the publishing industry as a children's bookseller, marketing assistant at a literary development company, and book reviewer of children's and young adult novels. His debut novel, More Happy Than Not, received multiple starred reviews and is a New York Times bestseller, and Adam was selected as a Publishers Weekly Flying Start. He writes full-time in New York City. Becky Albertalli is the author of the acclaimed novels Simon Vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda ( released in 2018 as the smash hit film, Love, Simon), Leah on the Offbeat, and The Upside of Unrequited . She is a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with children and teens. Becky now lives with her family in Atlanta, where she spends her days writing fiction for young adults.