Zusatztext Praise for More Happy Than Not A New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Editors' Choice A Paste Magazine Best Young Adult Novel of All Time A Booklist Best First Novel of 2015 and a Booklist Editors' Choice of 2015 A Kirkus Best Teen Book of 2015 An ABA Indie Next Selection An Amazon Best Young Adult of 2015 A Refinery29 Best Diverse Young Adult Book A Popsugar.com Best of 2015 A Bustle.com Best Young Adult Book of 2015 A New York Public Library Top 10 Young Adult Novels of 2015 A Los Angeles Public Library Best Teen Books of 2015 The Latinidad List Best Young Adult Novel of the Year A Magill's Literary Annual 2016 Selection "A beautiful debut novel [that] manages a delicate knitting of class politics through an ambitious narrative about sexual identity and connection that considers the heavy weight and constructive value of traumatic memory . . . Aaron's Bronx universe [is captured] with a precision that feels at once dreamy and casually reportorial . . . Mandatory reading." The New York Times Book Review Adam Silvera's debut novel takes on the delicate balancing act of covering some of life's weightiest of topics: suicide, coming out, trauma, grief and urban poverty . . . Fully in control of the ambition of its plot, Silvera's best seller marries the page-turning elements of a sci-fi narrative with incisive commentary on sexuality. Time Silvera is a master of creating terrifying near futures that feature technology that's both intriguing and troubling. Shondaland "Inventive and daring, Silvera's gritty debut kept me turning pages until 2 A.M. His writing crackles with challenging questions, searing and timely." Aaron Hartzler, author of Rapture Practice Aaron is one of the most interesting, authentic teen narrators I've met, and his story is told with incredible courage and unflinching honesty. Silvera managed to leave me smiling after totally breaking my heart. Unforgettable. Becky Albertalli, National Book Award nominee and author of Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda "Adam Silvera explores the inner workings of a painful world and he delivers this with heartfelt honesty and a courageous, confident hand. Combine these with a one-of-a-kind voice and a genius idea, and what you have is a mesmerizing, unforgettable tour de force." John Corey Whaley, National Book Award finalist and author of Where Things Come Back and Noggin Adam Silvera is a voice missing in YA fiction. The honesty of his words and his ability to tell a story make you realize that we've been waiting for him. I'm blown away. Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of Counting by 7s and I'll Be There "[Silvera] throws in a hugely rewarding, whiplash-worthy twist in the last third of the novel. A bold, inventive, raw look at male sexuality in an irresistible sci-fi package." The Globe and Mail "[An] important addition to speculative fiction for young adults . . . Silvera's tale combines the best features of science fiction with social justice in this engaging read, as Aaron finds a place where he belongs." Los Angeles Times "Heartfelt . . . The futuristic twist, with its poignant repercussions, drives home a memorable, thoroughly contemporary theme: who you are inside is not something that can or should be erased . . . Lose your memories, lose your pain, lose yourself." Chicago Tribune "A gut-wrenching story telling of race and sexuality." The Guardian This is definitely at the top of my YA list. There's a realness to its main character, Aaron Soto, and his ...

Praise for More Happy Than Not

A New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times Editors' Choice
A Paste Magazine Best Young Adult Novel of All Time
A Booklist Best First Novel of 2015 and a Booklist Editors' Choice of 2015
A Kirkus Best Teen Book of 2015
An ABA Indie Next Selection
An Amazon Best Young Adult of 2015
A Refinery29 Best Diverse Young Adult Book
A Popsugar.com Best of 2015
A Bustle.com Best Young Adult Book of 2015
A New York Public Library Top 10 Young Adult Novels of 2015
A Los Angeles Public Library Best Teen Books of 2015
The Latinidad List Best Young Adult Novel of the Year
A Magill’s Literary Annual 2016 Selection

"A beautiful debut novel [that] manages a delicate knitting of class politics through an ambitious narrative about sexual identity and connection that considers the heavy weight and constructive value of traumatic memory . . . Aaron's Bronx universe [is captured] with a precision that feels at once dreamy and casually reportorial . . . Mandatory reading."
—The New York Times Book Review

“Adam Silvera’s debut novel takes on the delicate balancing act of covering some of life’s weightiest of topics: suicide, coming out, trauma, grief and urban poverty . . . Fully in control of the ambition of its plot, Silvera’s best seller marries the page-turning elements of a sci-fi narrative with incisive commentary on sexuality.” 
—Time

“Silvera is a master of creating terrifying near futures that feature technology that's both intriguing and troubling.”
—Shondaland

"Inventive and daring, Silvera's gritty debut kept me turning pages until 2 A.M. His writing crackles with challenging questions, searing and timely."
—Aaron Hartzler, author of Rapture Practice

“Aaron is one of the most interesting, authentic teen narrators I’ve met, and his story is told with incredible courage and unflinching honesty. Silvera managed to leave me smiling after totally breaking my heart. Unforgettable.”
*—Becky Albertalli, National Book Award nominee and author of Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

*"Adam Silvera explores the inner workings of a painful world and he delivers this with heartfelt honesty and a courageous, confident hand. Combine these with a one-of-a-kind voice and a genius idea, and what you have is a mesmerizing, unforgettable tour de force." 
—John Corey Whaley, National Book Award finalist and author of Where Things Come Back and Noggin

“Adam Silvera is a voice missing in YA fiction. The honesty of his words and his ability to tell a story make you realize that we’ve been waiting for him. I’m blown away.”
—Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of Counting by 7s and I'll Be There

"[Silvera] throws in a hugely rewarding, whiplash-worthy twist in the last third of the novel. A bold, inventive, raw look at male sexuality in an irresistible sci-fi package." 
*—**The Globe and Mail**

"[An] important addition to speculative fiction for young adults . . . Silvera's tale combines the best features of science fiction with social justice in this engaging read, as Aaron finds a place where he belongs."
*—Los Angeles Times
"Heartfelt . . . The futuristic twist, with its poignant repercussions, drives home a memorable, thoroughly contemporary theme: who you are inside is not something that can or should be erased . . . Lose your memories, lose your pain, lose yourself."
—Chicago Tribune
"A gut-wrenching story telling of race and sexuality."
—The Guardian
“This is definitely at the top of my YA list. There’s a realness to its main character, Aaron Soto, and his struggle to be who he really is. It confronts race and sexuality in a way I haven’t seen in the genre before.”
—Latina Magazine
"Smart . . . Sensitively told." 
—Good Housekeeping
"Poignant . . . So engrossing that once you start it, you won't be able to put it down. Don't say we didn't warn you."
—TeenVogue.com

"This is a cry-on-the-subway book, so watch out."
—MTV.com
"This is a beautifully written book that seems to get sadder with every page, but never feels hopeless."…