Two teens, both with the name Will Grayson are brought together through an interesting series of events. Two of YA literatures strongest writers have come together tot tag-team the story by each writing from the perspective of one of the Wills in alternating chapters

The first Will Grayson, penned by John Green, is more of an every-teen who does pretty good in school, doesn't stand out too much as in the process of sorting out what he wants out of life. His best friend since elementary school is Tiny Cooper, who is actually anything but. Tiny is large sized and with a large personality and an openness about his homosexuality. Along for their adventure is Jane, an independent and stong female character who may be interested in being more than friends with this will, but only if she can get past her ex.

The other Will, writen in the humorous style of David Levithan, is sorting through all sorts of emotional troubles. In some ways, he is much like the first Will in that he is just trying to find his way in the world. Unfortunately, his life has been filled with more troubles, leading to a lot of anger and a feeling of being beaten down. He is gay, but still in the process of coming out to anyone.

He has started an online relationship with Isaac, who seems to be his dream guy. Unfortunately, their meeting up turns out to not be quite what he hopes. The results tears him apart, but it also gives him to meet up with the other Will Grayson and his friends.

With the help of Tiny (and Jane), the two Wills start to get a better handle on their hopes and dreams, though not without some heart-ache and a great deal of humor. Much of the latter results from a musical Tiny is putting on at his school that is an autobiographical look at his fabulousness.

The characters are more than likable and the Green/Levithan team do their usual great job of capturing strong teen voices. It is easy to tell which Will is which through, thanks to the different writing styles used when presenting each character's perspective. The two Will really grow and develop a great deal, allowing for a number of touching moments with friends and family.

Unfortunately, the novel struggles a bit in its coclusion. Everything comes to a head during the opening performance of Tiny's play, which seems farcical and inane while also presenting a strong message about accepting people and love of all kinds. The trouble is the strong realism of the characters and storyline presented through the majority of the book crumbles into a hokey and sicky-sweet conclusion that seems more out of a comedy presentation than the drama the book has been up until that point. While this works well for Gordon Korman in most of his works because it is fitting, the conclusion seems rushed and totally out of place.

All-in-all, in most cases, the reader will be willing to put aside "out-of-place" feeling because it does result in a warm and fuzzy, feel-good feeling. And we could all use a little bit more of that in our lives.