With or Without You
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9781442406995
Pages
368 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When eighteen-year-old best friends Evan and Davis of Madison, Wisconsin, join a community center group called "chasers" to gain acceptance and knowledge of gay history, there may be fatal consequences.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
HL670L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Gay/Lesbian; Illness; gay; gay teenagers; HIV
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father; mother
LGBTQ+
gay males
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2011, Nominee, Fiction Young Adult
Minnesota Book Awards, 2012, Winner, Young People's Literature
Stonewall Book Award-Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2012, Honor, Children's (Young Adult Literature)
Rainbow List, 2012 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
Chicago; art; bullying; Wisconsin; college; love; betrayal; fringe group; fitting in; secret boyfriend
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Farrey, Brian, "With or Without You" (2011). Diverse Families. 1505.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1505