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It all starts when Nick asks Norah to be his girlfriend for five minutes. He only needs five minutes to avoid his ex-girlfriend, who’s just walked in to his band’s show. With a new guy. And then, with one kiss, Nick and Norah are off on an adventure set against the backdrop of New York City —... read more
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Summary edit
The story tells of teenagers Nick and Norah, who meet when Norah asks Nick to pretend to be her boyfriend for five minutes. Over the course of the night, together they try to find their favorite band's secret show and search for Norah's drunken best friend.
Characters/People edit
- Norah: Jewish, straight-edge teenage girl who is deferring her acceptance from Brown to take a gap year
- Nick: Straight bassist in queercore band. Recently dumped by his girlfriend, Tris.
- Caroline: Norah's best friend. Drunk throughout novel. She is great with getting guys, but is always protected by Norah, who prevents her from making stupid, drunken mistakes. There's a sense of jealousy between her and Norah.
- Lou: Norah's godfather. Owner of a club that Nick's band plays at.
- Toni: A drag queen. Norah's friend. Helps Norah and Nick out by letting them into a club.
- Dev: Lead singer of Nick's "queercore" band.
- Thom: Nick's bandmate who has only had an H in his name for the past two months
- Scot: Nick's bandmate.
- Tris: Cheating ex-girlfriend of Nick. Goes to school with Norah and Caroline. They aren't "not friends" but they aren't "not not friends" either.
- Tal: Israeli boyfriend of Norah. They've gone through countless cycles of breakups and getting back together.
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“I am stumbling through the notes and Dev is onto the next verse and Thom is playing a little faster than he should, so I have to catch up as she (Tris) leans into this guy and rocks her head like I'm making this music for her, when if I could, I would take it all away and give her as much silence as she's given me pain.”
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“The mind has an ear of its own and sometimes memory is the fiercest fucking DJ alive.”
Nick -
“…there’s someone in our way, and that someone is the girl who took the key to my heart and swallowed it with a smile.”
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“Yugo drivers are required to wear torn-and-graffitied hi-top Chucks shit on their feet. It’s like a rule. It’s in the manual.”
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“You have a name for your Yugo? Please don’t tell me you’re one of those guys who also names his dick.”
Norah -
“It screams that time is an angry machine. Music is an angry machine. We are all angry machines.”
Nick
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First Sentence edit
The day begins in the middle of the night.
Table of Contents edit
1.Nick
2.Norah
3.Nick
4.Norah
5.Nick
6.Norah
7.Nick
8.Norah
9.Nick
10.Norah
11.Nick
12.Norah
13.Nick
14.Norah
15.Nick
16.Norah
17.Nick
18.Norah
19.Nick
20.Norah
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Taking Chances: Taking chances, even small ones, can have a huge positive impact on your life.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- David Levithan (Author)
- Rachel Cohn
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0375835318
Page Count: 183
Publisher: Knopf
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0375835318
Page Count: 183
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