Dear Evan Hansen

Read the book before you see the musical; now on the West End! Dear Evan Hansen; Todays going to be an amazing day and heres why. . . When a letter that was never meant to be seen draws high school senior Evan Hansen into the Murphy familys grief over the loss of their son; he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell. That the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend. Suddenly; Evan isnt invisible anymore. And Connors wealthy parents have taken him in like he was their own; desperate to know more about their enigmatic son from his closest friend. As Evan gets pulled deeper into their family; he knows that what hes doing may not be right; but if hes helping people; how wrong can it be? No longer tangled in his once-incapacitating anxiety; this new Evan has a purpose. Hes confident. Hes a viral phenomenon. Every day is amazing. But when everything is in danger of unravelling; he comes face to face with his greatest obstacle: himself. A simple lie leads to complicated truths in this big-hearted coming-of-age story of grief; authenticity and the struggle to belong in an age of instant connectivity and profound isolation. Praise for Dear Evan Hansen: Even in book form; Evan Hansens story sings. Required reading; especially for anyone whos ever needed to be found - Becky Albertalli; author of Love Simon Dear Evan Hansen: the Novel is a terrific reinvention of an already brilliant piece of art. -Jodi Picoult; author of My Sisters Keeper Todays going to be an amazing day; and heres why: because youre holding this book. - David Arnold; author of Mosquitoland the writers of Dear Evan Hansen have given fans a rare gift - Teen Vogue Yep; the hit musical will make you cry just as much in book form - Entertainment Weekly