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  • Published: 10 March 2027
  • ISBN: 9780593619018
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $42.99

Should I Stay or Should You Go?




From award-winning author Kyle Lukoff comes an emotionally charged and unexpectedly funny not-quite-love story, set against the backdrop of college orientation.

For Thomas, attending Erickson University is bigger than trading in small-town Vermont for life in Manhattan. It’s a chance for reinvention, to ditch the “nice trans boy” persona he’s been stuck with since middle school, and finally just be a normal-ish guy.  

Blending in has never been Annabelle’s style, but ever since her most recent (and completely disastrous) breakup, she’s been counting down the days until she can escape to college across the country. Nobody in New York City knows anything about her or her exes, so it’s the ideal opportunity to become a new and improved Annabelle.

When Thomas and Annabelle meet, sparks fly. Neither one can believe they’ve found someone so perfect before classes even start. But when Thomas finds out that Annabelle hasn't been completely honest about her dating history, he begins to question whether she’s more interested in dating him, or dating someone like him. And try as she might, Annabelle can’t seem to stop her history from repeating itself.  

In his first young adult novel, award-winning author Kyle Lukoff revisits his beloved protagonists from the Newbery Honor book Too Bright to See and Different Kinds of Fruit, with a whirlwind romance as messy and meaningful as New York City itself.

  • Published: 10 March 2027
  • ISBN: 9780593619018
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $42.99

About the author

Kyle Lukoff

Kyle Lukoff is the author of the middle grade novels Too Bright to See, which was a Newbery Honor book, Stonewall Award winner, and National Book Award finalist; A World Worth Saving, which was also shortlisted for the National Book Award; and Different Kinds of Fruit, which was a Boston Globe and NPR Best Book of the Year, as well as many other books for young readers. Should I Stay or Should You Go? is his first book for young adults.

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Praise for Should I Stay or Should You Go?

Praise for Should I Stay Or Should You Go?:
* “A chaotic and delightfully queer coming-of-age story of two college freshmen navigating romance, sex, and their newfound freedom. Lukoff skillfully captures the excitement, vulnerability, and messiness of emerging adulthood, exploring how difficult it can be to move forward when the past refuses to stay behind.”—School Library Journal, starred review

Praise for Too Bright to See:
SIX STARRED REVIEWS
NEWBERY HONOR BOOK
STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
Boston Globe Best Book of 2021
TIME Best Children’s Book of 2021
Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2021
New York Public Library Best Book for Kids of 2021
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book for 2021
NPR Best Book of 2021 
PW Best Book of 2021
Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2021
Kirkus Best Book of 2021
School Library Journal Best Book of 2021

Praise for Different Kinds of Fruit:
FIVE STARRED REVIEWS
LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST
NPR Best Books of 2022
BookPage Best Middle Grade Books of 2022
Kirkus Best Books of 2022
Booklist Editors’ Choice 2022
Boston Globe Best Books of 2022