Will Grayson, Will Grayson
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"Will Grayson, Will Grayson" is a young adult novel co-written by John Green and David Levithan that follows two teenage boys with the same name whose intersecting lives explore themes of identity, friendship, and love.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Will Grayson, Will Grayson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9987962 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Will Grayson, Will Grayson Context triple: [The Fault in Our Stars, precededBy, Will Grayson, Will Grayson]
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A.
All the Bright Places
All the Bright Places is a young adult novel by Jennifer Niven that explores themes of mental illness, grief, and first love through the story of two troubled teenagers who form a transformative bond.
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B.
It's Kind of a Funny Story
"It's Kind of a Funny Story" is a 2010 coming-of-age dramedy film about a depressed teenager who checks himself into a psychiatric ward and finds unexpected connections and perspective.
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C.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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D.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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E.
Stingo
Stingo is the young Southern writer and narrator in William Styron’s novel "Sophie’s Choice," through whose perspective the tragic story unfolds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Will Grayson, Will Grayson Target entity description: "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" is a young adult novel co-written by John Green and David Levithan that follows two teenage boys with the same name whose intersecting lives explore themes of identity, friendship, and love.
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A.
All the Bright Places
All the Bright Places is a young adult novel by Jennifer Niven that explores themes of mental illness, grief, and first love through the story of two troubled teenagers who form a transformative bond.
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B.
It's Kind of a Funny Story
"It's Kind of a Funny Story" is a 2010 coming-of-age dramedy film about a depressed teenager who checks himself into a psychiatric ward and finds unexpected connections and perspective.
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C.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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D.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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E.
Stingo
Stingo is the young Southern writer and narrator in William Styron’s novel "Sophie’s Choice," through whose perspective the tragic story unfolds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author |
David Levithan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Children’s Choice Book Award for Teen Book of the Year (finalist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorOrder | John Green; David Levithan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | gay protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
LGBTQ+ fiction
ⓘ
contemporary fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
depressed teenager
ⓘ
gay best friend ⓘ high school student ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
coincidence
ⓘ
musical theater ⓘ online relationships ⓘ |
| ISBN-10 | 0525421580 ⓘ |
| ISBN-13 | 9780525421580 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jane Turner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maura NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiny Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Grayson (David Levithan’s Will) NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Grayson (John Green’s Will) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | alternating chapters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dual authorship with alternating voices
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one of the first LGBTQ+ young adult novels to become a New York Times bestseller ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010-04-06 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dutton Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| setting | Chicago metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
teenagers
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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friendship ⓘ identity ⓘ love ⓘ mental health ⓘ sexual orientation ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Will Grayson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Will Grayson, Will Grayson Description of subject: "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" is a young adult novel co-written by John Green and David Levithan that follows two teenage boys with the same name whose intersecting lives explore themes of identity, friendship, and love.
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