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Original Title:	Love is the Higher Law
ISBN:	0375834680 (ISBN13: 9780375834684)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Peter Duchene, Claire Amadeus, Jasper Renn
Setting:	New York City, New York,2001(United States) New York State(United States)
Literary Awards:	Lincoln Award Nominee (2012)

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First there is a Before, and then there is an After. . . . The lives of three teens—Claire, Jasper, and Peter—are altered forever on September 11, 2001. Claire, a high school junior, has to get to her younger brother in his classroom. Jasper, a college sophomore from Brooklyn, wakes to his parents’ frantic calls from Korea, wondering if he’s okay. Peter, a classmate of Claire’s, has to make his way back to school as everything happens around him. Here are three teens whose intertwining lives are reshaped by this catastrophic event. As each gets to know the other, their moments become wound around each other’s in a way that leads to new understandings, new friendships, and new levels of awareness for the world around them and the people close by. David Levithan has written a novel of loss and grief, but also one of hope and redemption as his characters slowly learn to move forward in their lives, despite being changed forever.

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Title	:	Love Is the Higher Law
Author	:	David Levithan
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 176 pages
Published	:	August 25th 2009 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Categories	:	Young Adult. LGBT. Contemporary. Fiction. Realistic Fiction

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Actual Rating: 4.5 starsI was 1 year old during the events of 9/11 so I don't have any recollection of it but over the years, I have learned about it. I think this book is very important and it made me wanting to learn more and do more research on this terrifying event in history. A very short and to the point book that packs a punch. I would highly recommend!

It's been a couple years since I enjoyed a David Levithan novel, so it was nice to go back to this book (which I first read when I was thirteen) and remember why I used to like him so much. This isn't a hard and fast rule, but in general with Levithan's books, the more restrained he is, the better. His weaker books tend to be the ones where he just lets loose with all his Levithan-isms - the wide-eyed idealism, the political filibusters, the camp doofiness. Those things aren't always bad, and

I'm not American but I still remember waking up and seeing what happened. I think most people remember where they were when they first heard what happened on 9/11. I was in my first year at high school and I'd never seen anything like it. I couldn't imagine what the people in NYC were going through. I've never read a book on 9/11 before and I honestly never thought I would. I've started reading David's books and I saw this one at the library. I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it but I thought

It is a very sensitive issue that the author tackles in this book. There was no other event in the American history quite as shocking and horrifying as what happened during 9/11. After finishing it I realised that this topic is for many Americans what the topic of WWII is for Russians and this, in turn, made me understand a bit better why people feel so strongly about it and even become emotional myself.The events of 9/11 left the world shaken and this novel provides a view on the events of this

I dont normally post a 9/11 related blog post on my blog, just because theres nothing I can say that hasnt already been said. And even if I could say it differently, theres nothing I can say that would change the events of that day.But I read a book this year that changed my mind. Its called LOVE IS THE HIGHER LAW, by David Levithan. In the interests of full disclosure, I should mention that I both know and like David -- hes editor Mixtape and we work together on SHIVER. I should also mention,

Following three teenagers during the events of 9/11 and its aftermath, "Love is the Higher Law" is Levithan at his best. I have sometimes found his more fantastical world-building in his other novels too distracting from the story - but this book succeeds on all levels. It seems a bit trite to say it comes from the heart, but the detail of the day and the feelings involved are passionate and real. Sometimes the teenagers may seem a little older than they actually are, but they know themselves

To be honest, I was not entirely impressed with this book. I wanted to like it, but I couldn't. I love David Levithan, and I love his style of writing and storylines, but this one was weak and under developed.Love is the Higher Law focuses on the events of 9/11 and the aftermath of the city of New York and how people (namely three teenagers) reacted and moved on. The chapters alternate between each of the three characters, which I always love, but unfortunately in this book it just didn't work