Sam & Ilsa’s Last Hurrah by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan is a book that I am highly anticipating. I have usually enjoyed books written by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. Some have been misses for me, but I really enjoyed Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares quite a bit. It sounds as though this book is written in the same tradition of that series, so I am here for it. I have a feeling that there is going to be lots of humour to this story as the night unfolds.
THIS WEEK’S BOOK: Sam & Ilsa’s Last Hurrah
Title: Sam & Ilsa's Last HurrahAuthor: David Levithan, Rachel Cohn
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: April 10, 2018
The New York Times Bestselling duo behind Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist and The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily return with twins out to throw the party of a lifetime—or at least the best party of high school!
Siblings Sam and Ilsa Kehlmann have spent most of their high school years throwing parties for their friends—and now they’ve prepared their final blowout, just before graduation.
The rules are simple: each twin gets to invite three guests, and the other twin doesn’t know who’s coming until the partiers show up at the door. With Sam and Ilsa, the sibling revelry is always tempered with a large dose of sibling rivalry, and tonight is no exception.
One night. One apartment. Eight people. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, we all know the answer is plenty. But plenty also goes right, as well…in rather surprising ways.
Book Quotes: Sam & Ilsa’s Last Hurrah
I’ve tried breaking things to feel better – and found that it only feels better while things are breaking, not the next moment, when they’re broken. It’s a release that leads to nowhere
t’s like a fairy tale, and we’re the shadows who are turning back into boys.
About David Levithan
David Levithan (born 1972) is an American children's book editor and award-winning author. He published his first YA book, Boy Meets Boy, in 2003. Levithan is also the founding editor of PUSH, a Young Adult imprint of Scholastic Press.
About Rachel Cohn
Rachel grew up in the D.C. area and graduated from Barnard College with a B.A. in Political Science. She has written many YA novels, including three that she cowrote with her friend and colleague David Levithan. She lives and writes (when she's not reading other people's books, organizing her music library or looking for the best cappuccino) in New York City.
About The Candid Cover
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Sounds like a good book. I hope it is one that you enjoy and not one that wasn’t as good. I love a book that can make me laugh.
Mary Can’t Wait Wednesday
Sounds like a cute way to come up with a guest list for a party. The book sounds like something i would enjoy.
It does doesn’t it?!
I might eventually check this one. The cover does scream it might be a fun book. Hope you love it!
I love that cover so much! 🙂
I read the Dash and Lily book a long while back. This one looks fun too!
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This sounds fun! Neat concept. I wanted to read dash and Lily as well, but haven’t yet. Adding this one to the list!
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I hope that you enjoy it! 🙂
I LOVE the cover for this. Rachel Cohn and David Levithan are two of my favorite authors, though I Have yet to read one of their books they wrote together.
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I really enjoy both of these authors as well on their own. Their books are so well-written and so much fun. 🙂
I’m obsessed with books by David Levithan but I didn’t know about this one. How is that even possible!
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I only found out about this one recently myself. I was so excited to find out about it and now the wait is not so bad! lol
I haven’t read Nick & Norah’s (I know, I know) but I actually like the sound of this one a little better. May have to check it out. I like the cover a lot better, too!
One day! I am sure you will enjoy it when you do get to it! 😉
Looks like such a fun book!
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Loved dash and lily. Both of them. I am excited for this book too.
I liked the Nick and Norah movie, but have yet to read any of the books. I’m sure they’re all good. Hope you are able to get your hands on this one soon! Great pick! You can check out my Wednesday post in the link below.
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I haven’t read anything by either of these authors.
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I’m a huge David Levithan fan so looking forward to this one. Love the celebratory theme cover!
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