I Wish You All the Best

By: Mason Deaver

Narrated by: MW Cartozian Wilson

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, Mason Deaver's groundbreaking debut will rip your heart out before showing you how to heal from tragedy and celebrate life in the process.

When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they're thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met. Struggling with an anxiety disorder compounded by their parents' rejection, they come out only to Hannah, Thomas, and their therapist and try to keep a low profile in a new school.

But Ben's attempts to survive the last half of senior year unnoticed are thwarted when Nathan Allan, a funny and charismatic student, decides to take Ben under his wing. As Ben and Nathan's friendship grows, their feelings for each other begin to change, and what started as a disastrous turn of events looks like it might just be a chance to start a happier new life.

At turns heartbreaking and joyous, I Wish You All the Best is both a celebration of life, friendship, and love, and a shining example of hope in the face of adversity.

©2019 Mason Deaver (P)2019 Scholastic Inc.

Ben!

Ben is literally my new all-time favorite character. I loved this book! I highly recommend it.

Greatest Coming of age story that changed my life

This was the amazing book that I have read. ever since when I started reading this book my life was changing and now I am definitely support them.

Heartbreaking and lovely story

As a queer, transfeminine, non-binary person, I do identify with everything Ben goes through. My life wasn't as tough as theirs, but all the feelings of anxiety twisting up your insides, the fear of rejection, the fear of wondering if people will still want to be your friends, and all that is so relatable. I really wish I could have had this story or the vocabulary to describe myself when I was Ben's age, but I didn't have it until I was much older. Mason tells wonderful stories and I can't wait to see what they do next!

beautiful story it has given me a new perspective

I love this book. its inspiring heartfelt and has given me a new perspective and helped me understand more about the LGBTQIA

Educational and heartbreaking

This book gives a great insight on what it's like to be non-binary. Would recommend