Dear Evan Hansen

Written by Val Emmich Steven Levenson Benj Pasek , and Justin Paul

A lie gives Evan a chance to belong, but truth threatens to unravel everything.

3.9 Goodreads · 73,800 ratings

368 pages· 77,107 words· Est. 7 hour read· HL590L

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Bookroo's summary

Evan Hansen, a high school senior, finds himself entangled in a lie that grants him the acceptance he's always craved. Posing as the best friend of a deceased classmate, Evan becomes a beacon of hope for the grieving family and gains newfound confidence. But as his fabricated story spirals out of control, Evan must confront the consequences of his deception. Will he risk losing everything to reveal the truth, or continue living a lie? Dive into this poignant tale of identity, belonging, and the complexities of human connection in a digital age.

From the publisher

From the show’s creators comes the groundbreaking, bestselling novel inspired by the hit Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen and soon to be a major motion picture! 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 griefover 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.

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