Hold Me Closer: the Tiny Cooper Story

Brief Description: Companion book to: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan. Review Quotes: Praise for "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" "New York Times" Bestseller"New York Times Book Review" Editor's Choice ALA Stonewall Honor BookChildren's Choice Book Award Winner - Teen Choice Book of the YearIndie's Choice Young Adult Honor Book ALA Rainbow Project Reading List ""Will Grayson," "Will Grayson" is a complete romp. [It is] so funny, rude and original that by the time flowers hit the stage, even the musical-averse will cheer." --"The New York Times Book Review" "[It] will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and singing at the top of their lungs." --"Kirkus Reviews," starred review "A terrific high-energy tale." --"Booklist," starred review "It is such a good book. [Green and Levithan] are two of the best writers writing today." --NPR's The Roundtable "A brilliant novel." --"Seattle Times" " A winning combination infused with wit, sarcasm, and plenty of musical references." --"Chicago Tribune" "This novel has serious buzz." --EntertainmentWeekly.com "One of the best books of the year." --"Bookpage"Review Quotes: Praise for "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" "New York Times" Bestseller"New York Times Book Review" Editor's Choice ALA Stonewall Honor BookChildren's Choice Book Award Winner - Teen Choice Book of the YearIndie's Choice Young Adult Honor Book ALA Rainbow Project Reading List ""Will Grayson", "Will Grayson" is a complete romp. [It is] so funny, rude and original that by the time flowers hit the stage, even the musical-averse will cheer." --"The New York Times Book Review" "[It] will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and singing at the top of their lungs." --"Kirkus Reviews", starred review "A terrific high-energy tale." --"Booklist", starred review "It is such a good book. [Green and Levithan] are two of the best writers writing today." --NPR's The Roundtable "A brilliant novel." --"Seattle Times" " A winning combination infused with wit, sarcasm, and plenty of musical references." --"Chicago Tribune" "This novel has serious buzz." --EntertainmentWeekly.com "One of the best books of the year." --"Bookpage"Brief Description: "Larger-than-life Tiny Cooper finally gets to tell his story, from his fabulous birth and childhood to his quest for true love and his infamous parade of ex-boyfriends, in the form of a musical he wrote"--Review Quotes: "Tiny Cooper . . . gets his own star turn." --"Publishers Weekly," starred review "Tiny will have readers falling out of their chairs laughing. . . . It's big. It's gay. It's outrageous and hilarious." --"Kirkus " "Levithan has turned in another star turn with a book that is witty, wise, and well worthy of an encore." --"Booklist ""["Hold Me Closer"] is able to stand on its own as a story of coming out, looking (and looking and looking) for love, and valuing and trusting one's friends." --"Horn Book" Praise for "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" "New York Times" Bestseller"New York Times Book Review" Editor's Choice ALA Stonewall Honor BookChildren's Choice Book Award Winner - Teen Choice Book of the YearIndie's Choice Young Adult Honor Book ALA Rainbow Project Reading List ""Will Grayson," "Will Grayson" is a complete romp. [It is] so funny, rude and original that by the time flowers hit the stage, even the musical-averse will cheer." --"The New York Times Book Review" "[It] will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and singing at the top of their lungs." --"Kirkus Reviews," starred review "A terrific high-energy tale." --"Booklist," starred review "It is such a good book. [Green and Levithan] are two of the best writers writing today." --NPR's The Roundtable "A brilliant novel." --"Seattle Times" " A winning combination infused with wit, sarcasm, and plenty of musical references." --"Chicago Tribune" "This novel has serious buzz." --EntertainmentWeekly.com "One of the best books of the year." --"Bookpage"Biographical Note: DAVID LEVITHAN is the "New York Times "bestselling author of many novels including, "Every Day; Will Grayson, Will Grayson "(with John Green); and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist "(with Rachel Cohn). His most recent novel, "Two Boys Kissing," won a Lambda Literary Award. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey. Review Quotes: "Tiny will have readers falling out of their chairs laughing. . . . It's big. It's gay. It's outrageous and hilarious." --"Kirkus Reviews " "Levithan has turned in another star turn with a book that is witty, wise, and well worthy of an encore." --"Booklist," starred review "Tiny's passion for composing a big, beautiful life and a big, beautiful show overflows in this thoroughly magical book." --"BCCB," starred review "Tiny Cooper . . . gets his own star turn." --"Publishers Weekly," starred review "["Hold Me Closer"] is able to stand on its own as a story of coming out, looking (and looking and looking) for love, and valuing and trusting one's friends." --"Horn Book" Praise for "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" "New York Times" Bestseller"New York Times Book Review" Editor's Choice ALA Stonewall Honor BookChildren's Choice Book Award Winner - Teen Choice Book of the YearIndie's Choice Young Adult Honor Book ALA Rainbow Project Reading List ""Will Grayson," "Will Grayson" is a complete romp. [It is] so funny, rude and original that by the time flowers hit the stage, even the musical-averse will cheer." --"The New York Times Book Review" "[It] will have readers simultaneously laughing, crying and singing at the top of their lungs." --"Kirkus Reviews," starred review "A terrific high-energy tale." --"Booklist," starred review "It is such a good book. [Green and Levithan] are two of the best writers writing today." --NPR's The Roundtable "A brilliant novel." --"Seattle Times" " A winning combination infused with wit, sarcasm, and plenty of musical references." --"Chicago Tribune" "This novel has serious buzz." --EntertainmentWeekly.com "One of the best books of the year." --"Bookpage"Marc Notes: A companion to the novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan -- Title page.; Larger-than-life Tiny Cooper finally gets to tell his story, from his fabulous birth and childhood to his quest for true love and his infamous parade of ex-boyfriends, in the form of a musical he wrote--; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: "Tiny Cooper stole our hearts." --"Entertainment Weekly"" ""Especially for those of us who ordinarily feel ignored, a spotlight is a circle of magic, with the strength to draw us from the darkness of our everyday lives. " Watch out, ex-boyfriends, and get out of the way, homophobic coaches. Tiny Cooper has something to say--and he's going to say it in song. Filled with honesty, humor, and "big, lively, belty" musical numbers, "Hold Me Closer "is the no-holds-barred (and many-bars-held) entirety of the beloved musical first introduced in "Will Grayson, Will Grayson," the award-winning bestseller by John Green and David Levithan. Tiny Cooper is finally taking center stage . . . and the world will never be the same again. Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 01/12/2015 (EAN 9780525428848, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2015 (EAN 9780525428848, Hardcover)

Romantic Times 03/01/2015 pg. 32 (EAN 9780525428848, Hardcover)

Booklist 02/15/2015 pg. 80 (EAN 9780525428848, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

School Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 159 (EAN 9780525428848, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2015 pg. 103 (EAN 9780525428848, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2015 pg. 410 (EAN 9780525428848, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Shelf Awareness 03/27/2015 (EAN 9780525428848, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Levithan, David David Levithan is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels for young readers including Every Day, Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), and Nick and Norah s Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn), which was turned into a feature film. His most recent novel, Two Boys Kissing, won the Lambda Literary Award in the children s/YA category. He s a publisher and editorial director at Scholastic Press. David also teaches at The New School in their MFA program. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.