Every Day

Every Day is the 2012 young adult novel by David Levithan (Two Boys Kissing, Will Grayson, Will Grayson). The protagonist of this teen fantasy, who is referred to as “A,” is a 16-year old with a very strange life. Every day “he” wakes up in the body of a new person. One of the only things that remains consistent is that A is always A, no matter the body. A has their own thoughts and feelings, although they often sense what their “host” would be thinking and feeling. The age of the body A inhabits is consistent with A’s age, which is sixteen years old, throughout the forty-one days of the novel.

During the 41 days of the novel, A lives as 41 different people. In the first chapter, which is actually Day 5994 of his life, A is Justin, and when he meets Justin’s girlfriend Rhiannon, A is immediately drawn to her. On the next day, Day 5995, he realizes he cannot simply move on to his next life (Leslie Wong) and forget about Rhiannon, as he normally would.