Love Is the Higher Law (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Claire: One of the three narrators of Love is the Higher Law. Claire is a very kind person who sees the best in everyone. She is best friends with Peter and Jasper.
• Peter: One of the three narrators of Love is the Higher Law. He is a music fanatic, and goes to two concerts over the course of the book. He was supposed to have a date with Jasper on 9/11.
• Sammy: Sammy is Claire's little brother.
• Amanda: Amanda goes to donate blood with Jasper even though they barely know each other.
• Mitchell: Mitchell is a mutual friend for all three of the narrators, and his party is where Jasper and Peter meet.
• John: John is Peter's best friend, who is extremely supportive of his being gay. He is very into music.
• Jasper: One of the three narrators of Love is the Higher Law. Jasper is a college student who was supposed to go out on a date with Peter on 9/11.
• Mrs. Lawson: Mrs. Lawson is Sammy's teacher.
• Marisol: Marisol is a classmate of Claire's who goes with her when she goes to pick up her brother from his class.
• Jill Breslin: Jill Breslin is a character that is mentioned, but never met. Her dad died during the collapse of the towers.

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• “"I see things shifting from United We Stand to god Bless America. I don't believe in God Bless America. I don't believe a higher power is standing beside us and guiding us. I don't believe we're being singled out. I believe much more in United We Stand..."”

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• Brooklyn
• Manhattan
• New York
• Korea
• Ground Zero

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. David Levithan (Author)

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