You Know Me Well

"You Know Me Well" by David Levithan and Nina LaCour is a poignant young adult novel told from the alternating perspectives of Mark and Kate. After a year of sitting silently next to each other in class, their lives collide during a single, transformative night in the city. Kate is reeling from a missed opportunity with a girl she admires, while Mark is navigating his unrequited feelings for his best friend, Ryan. As they share their deepest fears and hopes, they forge an intense bond, helping each other confront their truths about love, identity, and belonging. This book is ideal for readers aged 12-18, offering a sensitive and honest exploration of first love, friendship, and self-acceptance, particularly relevant for teens exploring their sexual identity.

Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really? Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed. That is until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way. When Kate and Mark meet up, little do they know how important they will become to each other -- and how, in a very short time, they will know each other better than any of the people who are supposed to know them more. A book told in alternating points of view by Nina LaCour, the award-winning author of Hold Still and The Disenchantments, and David Levithan, the best-selling author of Every Day and co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time.