Dear Evan Hansen

By Anonymous -
Dear Evan Hansen is a Teen Fiction/Romance book by Steven Levenson, with a musical of the same name by Pasek and Paul. It's about a high school senior Evan Hansen, who has extreme social anxiety, and often prefers not to put himself in which he could be judged. Over the summer before his final year in high school, it is revealed that he had broken his arm due to falling from a tree. He hears about the suicide of a boy named Conner Murphy, the brother of Zoe Murphy, who Evan has a crush on, but he can't bring himself to say it. In the wake of Conner's suicide, Evan finds himself creating a new identity when he decides to show that everyone is not alone, but ends up failing in the end when he begins to make the project about himself, despite him winning Zoe's trust and friendship. He's able to persevere through all of this by the end, despite his mishaps, and begins to accept himself.

I would definitely recommend the book (and the musical) to anyone who connects deeply with teen issues and loves Romance novels. The musical in particular resonates deeply with me, since I understand the problems that Evan is going through, and I just really enjoyed the musical. I have not read the book yet, but I intend to soon.

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