{"product_id":"dear-evan-hansen-the-novel-9780316529471","title":"Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the show's creators comes the groundbreaking, bestselling novel inspired by the hit Broadway show \u003ci\u003eDear Evan Hansen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Evan Hansen, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eToday's going to be an amazing day and here's why...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's grief\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eover 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly, 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAs 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVal Emmich \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has had recurring roles on Vinyl and Ugly Betty as well as a memorable guest role as Liz Lemon's coffee-boy fling, Jamie, on 30 Rock. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Reminders\u003c\/i\u003e, was a B\u0026amp;N Discover selection that \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e called \"quirky, touching and addictive.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Levenson\u003c\/b\u003e is the Tony Award-winning playwright of Dear Evan Hansen. Other plays include Days of Rage, If I Forget, The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin, and The Language of Trees. In television, he was a writer and producer on Showtime's \u003ci\u003eMasters of Sex\u003c\/i\u003e and co-creator of the limited series \u003ci\u003eFosse\/Verdon\u003c\/i\u003e (FX). Upcoming film projects include the adaptation of Jonathan Larson's \u003ci\u003etick, tick...boom!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenj Pasek\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJustin Paul\u003c\/b\u003e are the Oscar, Grammy, Tony, and Golden Globe-winning songwriting team behind the Broadway musicals Dear Evan Hansen and A Christmas Story, The Musical. Their film projects include: \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Showman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa La Land, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrolls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAladdin\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the upcoming live action musical \u003ci\u003eSnow White\u003c\/i\u003e and original animated musical \u003ci\u003eFoster\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460134539538,"sku":"9780316529471","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_021d929a-05ed-4144-9f55-ed03ced40b97.jpg?v=1748518629","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dear-evan-hansen-the-novel-9780316529471","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}