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Dear Evan Hansen

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What to expect

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich with Justin Paul, Steven Levenson and Benji Pasek, read by Ben Levi Ross, Mike Faist and Mallory Bechtel.

Dear Evan Hansen,

Today's going to be an amazing day and here's why...

When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's 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 isn't invisible anymore--even to the girl of his dreams. And Connor Murphy's parents, with their beautiful home on the other side of town, 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 swirl of anger, regret, and confusion, he knows that what he's doing can't be right, but if he's helping people, how wrong can it be?

No longer tangled in his once-incapacitating anxiety, this new Evan has a purpose. And a website. He's confident. He's a viral phenomenon. Every day is amazing. Until everything is in danger of unraveling and 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.

Critics Review

Even in book form, Evan Hansen's story sings. Required reading, especially for anyone who's 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 Sister's Keeper
Yep, the hit musical will make you cry just as much in book form
Entertainment Weekly
A must-read for teens and those who care about them
Publishers Weekly
The writers of Dear Evan Hansen have given fans a rare gift
Teen Vogue

PRAISE FOR DEAR EVAN HANSEN:

A gorgeous new musical for anyone with a beating heart

The New York Times
One of the most remarkable shows in musical theatre history
The Washington Post
As eagerly awaited as Hamilton
Baz Bamingboye, Mail on Sunday
Author Val Emmich, Justin Paul, Steven Levenson and Benj Pasek
Narrator Ben Levi Ross, Mike Faist, Mallory Bechtel
Duration 8 hours and 8 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780241367483
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and bereavement, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Availability AU, GB, IE

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