I Wish You All the Best

Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Tommy Dorfman, starring Corey Fogelmanis, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, and Alexandra Daddario

When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they're thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Struggling with an anxiety disorder compounded by their parents' rejection, they come out only to a handful of people.

But Ben's attempts to survive the last half of senior year unnoticed are thwarted when Nathan Allan, a funny and charismatic student, decides to take Ben under his wing. As Ben and Nathan's friendship grows, their feelings for each other begin to change, and what started as a disastrous turn of events looks like it might just be a chance to start a happier new life.

At turns heartbreaking and joyous, I Wish You All the Best is both a celebration of life, friendship, and love, and a shining example of hope in the face of adversity.

I Wish You All the Best is currently available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Dutch, Polish, Italian, German, and in the UK. It will be available in Portugal and Brazil in 2023.

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Cover Illustration by Sarah Maxwell
Jacket Design by Nina Goffi and Stephanie Yang

Praise For I Wish You All the Best

Named the Best YA Book of 2020 by Pink News
Nominated for the YALSA Best Fiction For Young Adults Award,
the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Young Adult Fiction,
an NPR Book Concierge Pick,
Named one of cosmopolitan’s top 100 YA books everyone should read
& One of Goodreads Best YA Books of the last five years

Named One of the Best Books of 2019 by—
Indigo, Autostraddle, Bitch Media, Book Riot, & Buzzfeed

A 2019 Junior Library Guild Selection & Bestseller

"Heartfelt, romantic, and quietly groundbreaking. This book will save lives."
— Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

"I Wish You All the Best is a beacon of hope in a broken world. We all need this book."
—Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin

“I Wish You All The Best is both heartbreaking and funny, realistic and light, and pairs a blossoming romance with well-rounded friendships.”
— Rachel Charlene, Bitch Media

“A heartfelt first novel by Mason Deaver… an example for any reader yearning to take that first step into a new possibility.”
—The Washington Post

"This book is really about finding your voice. It's heartfelt and loving, and quietly groundbreaking. It doesn't shy away from the challenges of coming out to your parents or dealing with depression and anxiety, but it does so with compassion,"
— The TODAY Show

"Deaver has created an important, tender story that's full of heart and sheds light on a narrative that we rarely see in teen romances."
— Buzzfeed

“There is tragedy at the heart of this story, but there is also tenderness. Deaver shows us that love, like gender, is fluid and non-binary.”
— NPR

"A powerful illustration of the ways that compassion and love can overcome intolerance." 
— Publishers Weekly