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Wide Awake
Wide Awake | David Levithan
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In the not-too-impossible-to-imagine future, a gay Jewish man has been elected president of the United States. Until the governor of one state decides that some election results in his state are invalid, awarding crucial votes to the other candidate, and his fellow party member. Thus is the inspiration for couple Jimmy and Duncan to lend their support to their candidate by deciding to take part in the rallies and protests. Along the way comes an exploration of their relationship, their politics, and their country, and sometimes, as they learn, it's more about the journey than it is about reaching the destination. Only David Levithan could so masterfully and creatively weave together a plot that's both parts political action and reaction, as well as a touching and insightfully-drawn teen love story. From the Hardcover edition.
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Tanzy13
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"Do not just seek happiness for yourself. Seek happiness for all. Through kindness. Through mercy."

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Andrea313
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"That's the thing about mean people. They make you think that the world will never work, that there are divides that you will fall into if you approach. It takes a whole lot of good people to fill in the breach created by a single mean one." #JubilantJuly #StarsAndStripes

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Pagedeep
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This book is magnificent. In a near-future, a gay, Jewish man has just been elected president. Duncan, a gay, Jewish boy, is ready to celebrate--when the governor of Kansas throws everything into question. This book came out last September, but feels eerily relevant to recent events, and painfully beautiful in its depiction of Duncan.

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nrheckel
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This is another book that really helped me get through the difficult times we're in now - it's so incredibly relevant to today I couldn't believe it.
The only part I didn't enjoy was the relationship. I thought it was kind of an irresponsible portrayal in a book that is full of so many good lessons.

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nrheckel
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It's weird how books that completely fit the situation we're in at any given time can just fall into your lap

JanuarieTimewalker13 I love David Levithan!! 7y
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HiddenGemBooks
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There is no such thing as equality for some. Equality must be for all. That is what freedom is. That is what liberty is. No human being is born more or less important than any other. How can we allow ourselves to forget that? What simpler truth is there?

Melkyl Well said 💕 8y
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