To my knowledge, there are only two other David Levithans in the world – my dad’s cousin, and a lawyer in South Africa who, as far as we can tell, isn’t family. So to give you an inside peek at the making of the book, we figured it would be fun to give you insight into our own names, as well as Will Grayson’s. It also comes from David's own experience. The book originated with the thought of giving two different boys the same name, and to give that name some meaning. Will Grayson, Will Grayson is about two teenage boys with the same name, whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. Anne BartholomewĪmazon Exclusive: David Levithan and John Green Talk About Names That's what makes Will Grayson, Will Grayson as interesting a pick for adults as it is for teens: the questions don't get simpler, but looking at them through the eyes of a 16-year-old brings a welcome sense of honesty and humor to this thing called life. The relevance for teens here is clear-high school is the only time in your life when you have the undivided opportunity to obsess over your every move, sentence, and outfit change-but the part about understanding who you are doesn't stop when you graduate. Two of those kids happen to have the same name, and not much in common outside of that, but their serendipitous friendship sets the stage for a much larger, braver, and more candid story than the simplicity of the plot might suggest. At heart, Will Grayson, Will Grayson is about a couple of kids figuring out how to be themselves. Amazon Best Books of the Month, April 2010: What's in a name? A pretty fantastic book idea, for starters.
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