{"product_id":"hold-me-closer-isbn-9780147516107","title":"Hold Me Closer","description":"It’s Tiny Cooper’s turn in the spotlight in this companion novel to \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWill Grayson, Will Grayson.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJazz 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling book \u003ci\u003eWill Grayson, Will Grayson, \u003c\/i\u003eco-authored by John Green and David Levithan. Now Tiny finally gets to tell his story—from his fabulous birth and childhood to his quest for true love and his infamous parade of ex-boyfriends—the way he always intended: as a musical! Filled with honesty, humor, and “big, lively, belty” musical numbers, the novel is told through the full script of the musical first introduced in \u003ci\u003eWill Grayson, Will Grayson\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine’s Top Ten Children’s Books of 2015\u003cbr\u003eALA Rainbow List Selection 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tiny \u003cb\u003ewill have readers falling out of their chairs laughing\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . It's big. It's gay. It's outrageous and hilarious.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"Levithan has turned in another star turn with a book that is \u003cb\u003ewitty, wise, and well worthy of an encore\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred\u003c\/b\u003e review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e★\"Tiny’s passion for composing a big, beautiful life and a big, beautiful show overflows in this \u003cb\u003ethoroughly magical\u003c\/b\u003e book.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"Tiny Cooper . . . gets his own star turn.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eHold Me Closer\u003c\/i\u003e] is able to stand on its own as a story of coming out, looking (and looking and looking) for love, and valuing and trusting one’s friends.\" —\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eWill Grayson, Will Grayson\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice\u003cbr\u003e ALA Stonewall Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChildren’s Choice Book Award Winner – Teen Choice Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndie’s Choice Young Adult Honor Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eALA Rainbow Project Reading List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eWill Grayson\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWill Grayson\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea complete romp\u003c\/b\u003e. [It is] so funny, rude and original that by the time flowers hit the stage, even the musical-averse will cheer.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[It] will have readers simultaneously \u003cb\u003elaughing\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ecrying\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003esinging\u003c\/b\u003e at the top of their lungs.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A terrific high-energy tale.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “It is such a good book. [Green and Levithan] are \u003cb\u003etwo of the best writers writing today\u003c\/b\u003e.” —NPR’s The Roundtable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e novel.” —\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “ A \u003cb\u003ewinning\u003c\/b\u003e combination infused with wit, sarcasm, and plenty of musical references.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This novel has \u003cb\u003eserious buzz\u003c\/b\u003e.” —EntertainmentWeekly.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “One of the best books of the year.” —\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Levithan\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of many novels for young readers including \u003ci\u003eEvery Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWill Grayson, Will Grayson\u003c\/i\u003e (with John Green), and \u003ci\u003eNick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist\u003c\/i\u003e (with Rachel Cohn), which was turned into a feature film. His recent novel, \u003ci\u003eTwo Boys Kissing\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Lambda Literary Award in the children’s\/YA category. He’s a publisher and editorial director at Scholastic Press. David also teaches at The New School in their MFA program. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAN INTRODUCTORY NOTE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHARACTERS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMUSICAL NUMBERS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACT I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACT I, SCENE 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt’s a dark stage, and at first all you hear are murmurs, a heartbeat, and heavy breathing. Like, serious Lamaze. Then we see, in the middle of the stage, a large piece of paper showing two bare, spread legs, discreetly covered by a hospital sheet. The heartbeat gets louder. The breathing gets heavier and more frantic, like a dinosaur is sitting on Santa and tickling him at the same time. Finally, as it all crescendos, \u003c\/i\u003eTINY COOPER\u003ci\u003e comes into the world, crashing through the piece of paper and entering spectacularly onto the stage. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are not going for realism here. He should not be naked and covered with amniotic fluid. That’s gross. He should not be wearing a diaper. He’s not into that. Instead, the person who emerges should be the large, stylish Tiny Cooper that you will see for the next two acts. To delineate him from Tiny at other ages, you should have him wearing a button that says \u003c\/i\u003eAGE: 0.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMost babies come into the world crying or gasping or snotting. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Tiny Cooper.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe comes into the world singing. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCue: Opening chords of \u003c\/i\u003e“I WAS BORN THIS WAY.” \u003ci\u003eThis is a big, lively, belty number—because, let’s face it, if Elphaba got to sing “Defying Gravity” at the start of \u003c\/i\u003eWicked\u003ci\u003e, she’d be much, much happier throughout the entire show. Tiny has just fallen into the world—some would say he was pushed—and already he has a sense of who he is and what he’s going to do. The music and the production value \u003c\/i\u003emust \u003ci\u003ereflect that. Sparkles, people. Lots of sparkles. Do \u003c\/i\u003enot\u003ci\u003e get stingy with the sparkles. The reason drag queens love them so much is that you can get them for cheap.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTINY:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHello, my name is Tiny Cooper . . . what’s yours? I’ve just been born and, man, it feels good!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCue music.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[“I WAS BORN THIS WAY”]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTINY:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was born this way,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebig-boned and happily gay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was born this way,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eright here in the U.S. of A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s pointless for you to try\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto pinpoint how I became\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso G-A-Y.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom my very first swish inflection,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe rainbow curved in my direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’ve got brown hair,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebig hips,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand green, green eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when I grow up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’m gonna make out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith guys, guys, guys!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy try to hide it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat good would that do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was born this way\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand if you don’t like it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat says enough about you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you find it odd,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etake it up with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause who else do you say\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecould make me shine this way?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll God’s children wear traveling shoes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhether you’ve got flat feet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor twinkle toes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’m going to dance right into this life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand keep dancing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas it goes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was born this way,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebig-boned and happily gay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was born this way,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eright here in the U.S. of A.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s pointless for you to try\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto pinpoint how I became\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso G-A-Y.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom my very first swish inflection,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe rainbow curved in my direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’ve got genes that fit me well\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand a spirit all my own\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was born this way—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rest is a great unknown!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReally belting now\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eborn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis a great unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I’m ready,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoh yes, I’m ready\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto find my own!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf anyone is going to object to this musical, they will have left the theater at this point. Which is fine. That means for the rest of the time, you’ll have a crowd that really gets it. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiny Cooper steps over to the side of the stage, confiding in the audience. The stage clears. The spotlight is on him. (You will need a very big spotlight.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA note on the spotlight: It should be very clear from the beginning that this is Tiny’s special place. I know plenty of people—like my best friend, Will, and my most recent ex (also named Will; long story)—who want to stay as far away from the spotlight as possible. But there are those of us who draw our power from those electric moments when everyone is watching, everyone is listening, and there is the most perfect silence you can imagine, the entire room waiting to hear whatever you will say next. 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. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe thing about a spotlight is that you have to step into it. You have to get onto that stage. I haven’t been ready for a lot of things, but from early on, I was ready for this.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTINY:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI can’t remember a time when I wasn’t gay, although there were definitely times I realized it more than others. And I can’t remember a time I wasn’t huge—which pretty much erased hiding as an option. This was my normal—big and gay. I would have never thought there was anything unusual about it. Except that I didn’t live alone on a dessert island. [\u003ci\u003eMisspelling intentional!\u003c\/i\u003e] No, there had to be other people around. And the reaction I got from some of them made me self-conscious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou don’t think babies can hear you. But you’re wrong. They can hear you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe spotlight returns to the center of the stage. \u003c\/i\u003eTINY’S MOM \u003ci\u003eis wheeling a rather large, somewhat garish pink baby carriage. \u003c\/i\u003eTINY’S DAD\u003ci\u003e is walking beside her. The \u003c\/i\u003eCROWD\u003ci\u003e is made up of neighbors, all of them nosy, many of them judgmental. As they sing \u003c\/i\u003e“OH! WHAT A BIG GAY BABY!” \u003ci\u003eyou should get a sense that they are both intrigued and disturbed by having such a big gay baby in their midst. As for Mom and Dad—they are alright with having a big gay baby, but they’re tired, because having a big gay baby takes a lot of work. Not just because he wants to dance all night and demands milk shakes from his mother pretty much every hour, but because of the endless questions from neighbors and the “guidance” of family members who seem to think Mom and Dad have control over how big or how gay their big gay baby is. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMom and Dad can no more make me straight than they can make me short. There’s this thing called biology, and it’s calling the shots. Mom and Dad realize this. Others do not.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe tune here is an old-fashioned town-crowd melody—kind of like how the people from the town in \u003c\/i\u003eThe Music Man\u003ci\u003e might sound if Harold Hill had brought an infant homosexual to town instead of wind instruments.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[“OH! WHAT A BIG GAY BABY!”]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCROWD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh! What a Big Gay Baby!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe must weigh twenty pounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh! What a Big Gay Baby!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is he making those sounds?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTINY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(\u003ci\u003emakes baby disco sounds, sort of like a gay dance club has opened on Sesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCROWD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh! What a Big Gay Baby!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeeding him must be such work!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh! What a Big Gay Baby!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe only falls asleep to Björk!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOM AND DAD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePossibly maybe . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePossibly maybe . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCROWD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe prefers hot male nurses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand cries at ugly purses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHas a booty and knows to shake it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHas a pacifier and loves to take it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh! What a Big Gay Baby!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBedazzle the diapers and order them large!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh! What a Big Gay Baby!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePimp his crib the size of a barge!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOM AND DAD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook at this Big Gay Baby of ours—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enot something you read about in Dr. Spock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook at our Big Gay Baby—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enot what we were expecting when we were\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexpecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHello, dear Big Gay Baby,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou might have to run before you can walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCROWD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh! What a Big Gay Baby!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe’re not really sure how we feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMEN IN CROWD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe a man, boy! Be a man!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWOMEN IN CROWD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat’s our plan, boy! That’s our plan!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCROWD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh! What a Big Gay Baby!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlready the size of a giant T. rex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh! What a Big Gay Baby!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo unimpressed by the opposite sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe dances to show tunes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand has cheeks round as full moons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe wish he’d show some respect,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut with a Big Gay Baby, what can you ex—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOM AND DAD (spoken):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShhh! He’s sleeping!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCROWD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(\u003ci\u003eturning it into a lullaby\u003c\/i\u003e):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoodnight Sondheim, goodnight June.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoodnight faggot, goodnight room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome, Big Gay Baby!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’re going to find . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit’s a helluva world!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACT I, SCENE 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow Tiny is four. (If he’s wearing a button, change it to \u003c\/i\u003eAGE: 4.\u003ci\u003e) The carriage is wheeled offstage, and Mom and Dad return carrying a pew-like bench. They sit down on it, with Tiny in the middle. The chorus arranges itself behind them, in the formation of a church choir. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiny looks a little uncomfortable between his parents.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTINY:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wasn’t very long before my parents introduced me to their religion. I was four, so I didn’t know there was any possibility of questioning it. Plus, I wanted so much to fit in. I know that’s the story of our whole lives, but it all starts here. More than anything else, we want to fit into our own families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSon, it’s very important to me that you take this seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTINY:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes, Dad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOM:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s not to be questioned. This is how we were raised, and it’s how we are going to raise you. It is \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e important to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTINY:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI understand, Mom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMOM AND DAD:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe music for \u003c\/i\u003e“RELIGION”\u003ci\u003e should be . . . well . . . religious. Hymnlike and intense, as if sung by a true church choir. It must be sung very seriously, as if we’re in a house of worship. I mean, not in a \u003c\/i\u003eSister Act,\u003ci\u003e gospel-choir sense—these are \u003c\/i\u003eNOT \u003ci\u003enuns led by Whoopi Goldberg. They are from Illinois. And not the gospel parts of Illinois. 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