More Happy Than Not

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More Happy Than Not
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AuthorAdam Silvera
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LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult novel
PublisherSoho Teen
Publication date
June 2, 2015
ISBN9781616955601

More Happy Than Not is a young adult novel by Adam Silvera, published June 2, 2015 by Soho Teen.

The book is a New York Times best seller,[1] was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature,[2] and has been included on many "best of" lists.

Reception[]

More Happy Than Not is a New York Times best seller[1] and a Junior Library Guild selection.[3]

The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews,[4] School Library Journal,[5] Publishers Weekly,[6] and Booklist,[7] as well as positive reviews from English Journal,[8] The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,[9] and The New York Times.[10]

The New York Times's Gina Bellafonte applauded how Silvera "manages a delicate knitting of class politics through an ambitious narrative about sexual identity and connection that considers the heavy weight and constructive value of traumatic memory, as well."[10]

Beyond popular media, More Happy Than Not has been discussed in academic journals, including English Journal,[11] The Lancet,[12] Children's Literature,[13] Oregon Library Association Quarterly,[14] The Clearing House,[15] and Research on Diversity in Youth Literature.[16][17] It was also analyzed in two chapters from Engaging with Multicultural YA Literature in the Secondary Classroom.[18][19]

Accolades for More Happy Than Not
Year Accolade Result Ref.
2017 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults Selection [20]
Rainbow Project Book List Selection [21]
2016 Best Fiction for Young Adults Top 10 [22][23]
CBC Children’ Choice Book Awards: Teen Choice Debut Author Finalist [24]
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices: Fiction for Young Adults Selection [25]
Indies Choice Book of the Year, Young Adult Selection [26]
Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Shortlist [2]
Paste's Best Young Adult Books of All Time Selection [27]
2015 Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth Selection [28]
Booklist's Best First Novels for Youth Top 10 [3]
Bustle's "25 Best YA Books Of 2015" Selection [29]
Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction Nominee [30]
Kirkus Reviews' Best Young Adult Books of 2015 Selection [31]
New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens Top 10 [32]
New York Times Editors' Choice Selection [33]
Paste's Best Young Adult Books of the Year Selection [34]
School Library Journal's Best Books: Young Adult Selection [35]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "MORE HAPPY THAN NOT". ADAM SILVERA. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  2. ^ a b "Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Revealed: Carrie Brownstein, Hasan Namir, 'Fun Home' and Truman Capote Shortlisted". Out Magazine. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "More Happy than Not". Kirkus Reviews. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Stern, Amanda (2015-05-01). "More Happy Than Not". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Children's Book Review: More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera. Soho Teen, $18.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-61695-560-1". Publishers Weekly. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Smith, Julia (2015-05-15). "More Happy Than Not". Booklist. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Cremonini, Alise (January 2017). "More Happy Than Not". English Journal. 106 (3): 97–99 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ Spisak, April (2015). "More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 69 (1): 54–54. doi:10.1353/bcc.2015.0675. ISSN 1558-6766.
  10. ^ a b Bellafante, Ginia (2015-06-19). "'More Happy Than Not,' by Adam Silvera". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  11. ^ Ginsberg, Ricki; Glenn, Wendy J.; Moye, Kellee (2017). "Opportunities for Advocacy: Interrogating Multivoiced YAL's Treatment of Denied Identities". The English Journal. 107 (1): 26–32. ISSN 0013-8274.
  12. ^ Bianchi, Andrew (December 2015). "Teenage Kicks". The Lancet Psychiatry. 2 (12): e37. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00509-X.
  13. ^ Matos, Angel Daniel (2019). "A Narrative of a Future Past: Historical Authenticity, Ethics, and Queer Latinx Futurity in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe". Children's Literature. 47 (1): 30–56. doi:10.1353/chl.2019.0003. ISSN 1543-3374.
  14. ^ Tusing, Sabrina; Miller, Barratt (2020-07-13). "Baby, I Was Born This Way! How Local Teens Helped a Library Deliver an LGBTQ Collection". OLA Quarterly. 25 (4): 35–40. doi:10.5399/osu/1093-7374.25.04.09. ISSN 1093-7374.
  15. ^ Batchelor, Katherine E.; Ramos, Maria; Neiswander, Samantha (2018-01-02). "Opening Doors: Teaching LGBTQ-themed Young Adult Literature for an Inclusive Curriculum". The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas. 91 (1): 29–36. doi:10.1080/00098655.2017.1366183. ISSN 0009-8655 – via Taylor & Francis Online.
  16. ^ Browne, Katelyn R. (January 2020). "Reimagining Queer Death in Young Adult Fiction" (PDF). Research on Diversity in Youth Literature. 2 (2).
  17. ^ Durand, E. Sybil; Jiménez-García, Marilisa (2018-06-01). "Unsettling Representations of Identities: A Critical Review of Diverse Youth Literature". Research on Diversity in Youth Literature. 1 (1).
  18. ^ Chrisman, Alyssa; Blackburn, Mollie V. (2019). "Interrogating Happiness: Unraveling Homophobia in the Lives of Queer Youth of Color with More Happy than Not". In Ginsberg, Ricki; Glenn, Wendy J. (eds.). Engaging with multicultural YA literature in the secondary classroom : critical approaches for critical educators. New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-05319-1. OCLC 1086375797.
  19. ^ Ricki, Ginsberg; Glenn, Wendy J. (2019). "Introduction: The Critical Power and Potential of Multicultural Young Adult Literature". Engaging with multicultural YA literature in the secondary classroom : critical approaches for critical educators. New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-05319-1. OCLC 1086375797.
  20. ^ "2017 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "More Happy Than Not | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "Best Fiction for Young Adults: 2016". Booklist. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ Lam, Anna (2016-01-15). "YALSA names 2016 Best Fiction for Young Adults". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ "Ninth Annual Children's Choice Book Awards Finalists Announced". Children's Book Council. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ Horning, Kathleen T. (2016). CCBC choices 2016. Merri V. Lindgren, Megan Schliesman, Emily McKnight Townsend, University of Wisconsin--Madison. Cooperative Children's Book Center. Madison, Wisconsin. ISBN 978-0-931641-26-8. OCLC 945196735.
  26. ^ Hawkins, Rosemary (2016-03-16). "ABA Announces 2016 Indies Choice/E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Finalists". the American Booksellers Association. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ Smith, Eric (2016-10-20). "The 30 Best Young Adult Books of All Time". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2015". Booklist. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. ^ White, Caitlin (2015-12-10). "The 25 Best YA Books Of 2015". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ^ "More Than Happy". Goodreads. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. ^ "Best of 2015". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  32. ^ Rouyer, Anne (2015-12-11). "Best Books for Teens 2015: Our Top 10 Favorites!". The New York Public Library. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. ^ "Editors' Choice". The New York Times. 2015-06-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  34. ^ Smith, Eric (2015-12-10). "The 30 Best Young Adult Books of 2015". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  35. ^ "Best Books 2015: Young Adult". School Library Journal. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2022-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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