“The word I think of is precarious. I am struck by how precarious it all is. How the things that hold us are only as strong as the faith we have in them.”
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<i>Here’s what I know about the realm of possibility—<br> it is always expanding, it is never what you think<br> it is. Everything around us was once deemed<br> impossible. From the airplane overhead to<br> the phones in our pockets to the choir girl<br> putting her arm around the metalhead.<br> As hard as it is for us to see sometimes, we all exist<br> within the realm of possibility. Most of the limits<br> are of our own world’s devising. And yet,<br> every day we each do so many things<br> that were once impossible to us.<br></i><br> Enter<i>The Realm of Possibility</i>and meet a boy whose girlfriend is in love with Holden Caulfield; a girl who loves the boy who wears all black; a boy with the perfect body; and a girl who writes love songs for a girl she can’t have.<br> <br> These are just a few of the captivating characters readers will get to know in this intensely heartfelt new novel about those ever-changing moments of love and heartbreak that go hand-in-hand with high school. David Levithan plumbs the depths of teenage emotion to create an amazing array of voices that readers won’t forget. So, enter their lives and prepare to welcome the realm of possibility open to us all. Love, joy, and these stories will linger.
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David Levithan
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“The word I think of is precarious. I am struck by how precarious it all is. How the things that hold us are only as strong as the faith we have in them.”
“Once time is lit, it will burn whether or not you're breathing it in. Even after smoke becomes air, there is the memory of smoke. I am seeing as if by the light of a match, a glimpse of my l...”
“If she were running through the rye, if she were headed towards the abyss, I would grab hold with every ounce of my strength, with every scared beat of my heart, with every thought that coul...”