Read the book before you see the film out September 2021 Dear Evan Hansen Todays going to be an amazing day and heres why...When a letter that was never meant to be seen draws high school senior Evan Hansen into the Murphy familys grief over the loss of their son he is given the chance of a lifetime to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell. That the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend.Suddenly Evan isnt invisible anymore. And Connors wealthy parents have taken him in like he was their own desperate to know more about their enigmatic son from his closest friend.As Evan gets pulled deeper into their family he knows that what hes doing may not be right but if hes helping people how wrong can it beNo longer tangled in his onceincapacitating anxiety this new Evan has a purpose.Hes confident. Hes a viral phenomenon. Every day is amazing. But when everything is in danger of unravelling he comes face to face with his greatest obstacle himself.A simple lie leads to complicated truths in this bighearted comingofage story of grief authenticity and the struggle to belong in an age of instant connectivity and profound isolation. Praise for Dear Evan HansenEven in book form Evan Hansens story sings. Required reading especially for anyone whos ever needed to be found Becky Albertalli author of Love SimonDear Evan Hansen The Novel is a terrific reinvention of an already brilliant piece of art. Jodi Picoult author of My Sisters KeeperTodays going to be an amazing day and heres why because youre holding this book. David Arnold author of MosquitolandThe writers of Dear Evan Hansen have given fans a rare gift Teen VogueYep the hit musical will make you cry just as much in book form Entertainment Weekly