Tiny cooper from will grayson, will grayson moves into the. In this novelinmusicalform, readers will experience all of hold me closer, the autobiographical musical written by and staring tiny cooper filled with humour, pain, and big, lively. Filled with honesty, humor, and big, lively, belty musical numbers, hold me closer is the noholdsbarred and manybarsheld entirety of the beloved musical first introduced in will grayson. This time readers get to read the play written by will graysons best friend.
Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. This book may be called will grayson, will grayson, but its definitely about tiny cooper in a lot of ways. Tiny cooper has something to sayand hes going to say it in song. And thats why the musical version of his life story takes center stage in the plot. He has written numerous works featuring strong male gay characters, most notably boy meets boy and naomi and elys no kiss list. Largerthanlife character tiny cooper, from john green and david levithans bestselling novel will grayson, will grayson, finally tells his own story the only way he knows how as a stupendous musical in this novelinmusicalform, readers will experience all of hold me closer, the autobiographical musical written by and staring tiny cooper filled with humour, pain, and big, lively.
Largerthanlife tiny cooper finally gets to tell his story, from his fabulous birth and childhood to his quest for true love and his infamous parade of exboyfriends, in the form of a musical he wroteprovided by publisher. Tiny cooper the worlds largest person who is also really, really gay stole readers hearts when he was introduced to the world in the new york times bestselling book will grayson, will grayson, coauthored by john green and david levithan. The tiny cooper story could be the more deep you digging the information that hide within the words the more you get considering reading it. It s tiny cooper s turn in the spotlight in this companion novel to new york times bestseller will grayson, will grayson. Parents need to know that david levithans hold me closer. The tiny cooper story hold me closer is about love and growing up completely and utterly fine with yourself.
Semifresh four years later off the heels of his ubergay and hilarious collaboration with john green, will grayson will grayson 2010, levithan bites the bullet and pens the actual musical script that his 16yearold largeandincharge gay hero created as a centerpiece for the original novel. In will grayson, will grayson, tiny cooper writes a musical based on his life, from his birth, through his parade of 18 exboyfriends, and to finally accepting who he is and what he wants. A larger than life character in every way, the spotlight is firmly on tiny as he takes the audiencereader on a musical rollercoaster ride through his eventful life. Hes big, loud, and incredibly, magnificently, proudly gay. Jazz hands at the ready tiny cooper the world s largest person who is also really, really gay stole readers hearts when he was introduced to the world in the new york timesbestselling bookwill grayson, will grayson, coauthored by john green and david levithan.
Especially for those of us who ordinarily feel ignored, a spotlight is a circle of magic, with the strength to draw us from the darkness of our everyday lives. He is articulate and sensitive to all the characters hes based his musical on, without apology. Questions for david levithan, author of hold me closer tiny cooper, the breakout star of the 2010 novel will grayson, will grayson, steps center stage in its companion novel a fully realized. Largerthanlife character tiny cooper, from the bestselling novel will grayson, will grayson, finally tells his own story the only way he knows how as a stupendous musical. The tiny cooper story read online free from your pc or mobile.
Mar 23, 2015 hold me closer is tiny coopers complete musical, from his birth, to his teen years. The fault in our stars may still be the first ever ya book i read, but i became hooked on your work after that. Hold me closer by david levithan overdrive rakuten. It tells the life story of flamboyant and proud drama nerd tiny cooper, from his appearance on the scene as a big gay baby up through his childhood. So while tiny and will have been friends since fifth grade, it isnt as great as you might imagine. David levithan largerthanlife tiny cooper finally gets to tell his story, from his fabulous birth and childhood to his quest for true love and his infamous parade of exboyfriends, in the form of a musical he. The tiny cooper story is a hilarious and campy young adult novel about a boys journey of selfdiscovery as a bigboned gay teen, presented in the format of a broadway musical script with plenty of. Host rich fahle interviews david levithan about his latest book, hold me closer. The tiny cooper story is a musical novel by david levithan, author of many ya novels, including the bookturnedmovie nick and norahs infinite playlist. The tiny cooper story is david levithans own enthusiastic followup to the book he cowrote with john green, in which tiny gets his longawaited and muchdeserved turn in the. Largerthanlife character tiny cooper, from john green and david levithans bestselling novel will grayson, will grayson, finally tells his own story the only way he knows howas a stupendous musical.
His first book, boy meets boy, was published by knopf books for young readers in 2003. The main characters of this young adult, lgbt story. Jun 02, 2015 host rich fahle interviews david levithan about his latest book, hold me closer. The tiny cooper story a novel in musical form or a musical in novel form. The tiny cooper story by david levithan posted on december 24, 2014 by caught read handed waiting on wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by breaking the spine in which we share a book that we are eagerly anticipating. Questions for david levithan, author of hold me closer. The first edition of the novel was published in march 17th 2015, and was written by david levithan. Jazz hands at the ready tiny cooper the world s largest person who is also really, really gay stole readers hearts when he was introduced to the world in the new york timesbestselling book will grayson, will grayson, coauthored by john green and david levithan. The tiny cooper story march 2015 will tell of tinys birth up to his ongoing quest for true love, complete with big, lively, belty musical numbers.
The book is presented as the script for the play the character tiny is writing in the book will grayson, will grayson by john green and david levithan, which is a great book and one you should definitely read before reading hold me closer the tiny cooper story. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Apr 03, 2015 questions for david levithan, author of hold me closer tiny cooper, the breakout star of the 2010 novel will grayson, will grayson, steps center stage in its companion novel a fully realized. Its tiny cooper s turn in the spotlight in this companion novel to new york times bestseller will grayson, will grayson. Hold me closer book edmonton public library bibliocommons. Filled with honesty, humor, and big, lively, belty musical numbers, hold me closer is the noholdsbarred and manybarsheld story of the beloved character first introduced in john green and david levithans awardwinning bestseller will grayson, will grayson. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 208 pages and is available in hardcover format. Tiny cooper has written his life storyas a musical. He loves the spotlight, singing, andyou guessed itboys. You may know tiny from another book with a title that features two names that arent his will grayson, will grayson by john green and david levithan so i probably dont need to.
Tiny started working on this showoriginally called tiny danceryears ago. Now tiny finally gets to tell his storyfrom his fabulous birth and childhood to his quest for true love and his infamous parade of exboyfriendsthe way he always intended. To be fair to will, though, anyone would feel small standing next to tiny cooper. A musical in novel form or, a novel in musical form book. Tiny cooper is a memorable character, and his musical is an entertaining and heartfelt look at his life. In this novelinmusicalform, readers will experience all of hold me closer, the autobiographical musical written by and staring tiny cooper. Tiny cooper from will grayson, will grayson moves into. Hold me closer is tiny coopers complete musical, from his birth, to his teen years. It does not mean that this book is hard to be aware of but hold me closer.
Mar 17, 2015 largerthanlife character tiny cooper, from the bestselling novel will grayson, will grayson, finally tells his own story the only way he knows how as a stupendous musical. Hold me closer book johnson county library bibliocommons. Largerthanlife character tiny cooper, from john green and david levithans bestselling novel will grayson, will grayson, finally tells his own story the only way he knows howas a stupendous musical in this novelinmusicalform, readers will experience all of hold me closer, the autobiographical musical written by and staring tiny cooper filled with humour, pain, and big, lively. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mar 17, 2015 tiny cooper has something to sayand hes going to say it in song. The tiny cooper story pdf epub will grayson, will grayson series book. The tiny cooper story is a nice addendum to will grayson, will grayson. The tiny cooper story is a hilarious and campy young adult novel about a boys journey of selfdiscovery as a bigboned gay teen, presented in the format of a broadway musical script with plenty of stage directions that serve as tinys commentary.
The tiny cooper story, john green, tiny cooper, will grayson will grayson. The tiny cooper story is here and ready for readers everywhere to give it life. Tiny is just as wonderful, funny, and thoughtful as he was in the novel where we first met him. Tiny is huge, confident, loud, clever, and talented, all things that will isnt. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 120 pages and is available in paperback format.
Tiny cooper, from the youngadult novel, will grayson, will grayson, by john green and david levithan, is moving center stage in mr. Filled with honesty, humor, and big, lively, belty musical numbers, hold me closer is the noholdsbarred and manybarsheld entirety of the beloved musical first introduced in will grayson, will grayson, the awardwinning bestseller by john green and david levithan. David levithan takes the seed planted and nurtured by john green in will grayson, will. The book has been awarded with laurence olivier award for best. Questions for david levithan, author of hold me closer april 3, 2015 tiny cooper, the breakout star of the 2010 novel will grayson, will grayson, steps center stage in its companion novel. I think i knew what i was getting myself into when i decided to pick up a musical about tiny, but it definitely went above and beyond what i expected from him. Pdf closer book by patrick marber free download 120 pages. This is the full script of hold me closer, the musical written by and staring tiny cooper, from the new york times bestselling novel will grayson, will grayson, written. The first edition of the novel was published in november 3rd 1997, and was written by patrick marber.