David Levithan

Having always been at odds with one another, brothers Danny and Elijah are sent on a trip to Italy by their parents with the hopes of rebuilding their bond through forced hours of togetherness, yet when a beautiful young girl enters the picture, the plan goes awry as one new friendship turns into something more.

Are We There Yet?

Katherine Yang

I didn't feel that his particular style of writing quite worked for this one as it did his other novels, but it was a short and sweet kind of read.

jess

[review written 2011]

Are We There Yet by David Levithan is one of those books you don’t think are very good until you read it. It’s a quick read, yes, but it’s good. It makes you think. It’s inspiring, and the writing is phenomonal. Levithan is defintiely one of my favorite authors. 

The funny thing about this story is the use of present tense, which normally isn’t that good of a writing style to use. Maybe only in fanfiction, short stories. But he manages to make a novel perfect using the use of present tense, first person. Go read this now. I promise you it’s one of the best stories you’ll read.

Martha F.

Claudia

Anna Bold

16 year old Elijah is completely mellow and his 23 year old brother Danny is not. They can barely tolerate one another. So what better way to repair their broken relationship than to trick them into taking a trip to Italy together? Soon, though, their parents' perfect solution has become Danny and Elijah's nightmare.

Are We There Yet?

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