What If It's Us
Publisher
Balzer
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9780062795250
Pages
448 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Told in two voices, when Arthur, a summer intern from Georgia, and Ben, a native New Yorker, meet it seems like fate, but after three attempts at dating fail they wonder if the universe is pushing them together or apart.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL610L
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Immigrants and Refugees; Gay/Lesbian; immigrant family; gay; same-sex relationship
Main Character
male teenagers
Race/Ethnicities
Hispanic; White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
gay
Awards
GoodReads Choice Award, 2018, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
dating; friendship; post office; fate; universe; arguing; break ups; college; school; academics
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Albertalli, Becky and Silvera, Adam, "What If It's Us" (2018). Diverse Families. 2067.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2067