{"product_id":"stargazing","title":"Stargazing by Wang, Jen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStargazing\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel in the spirit of \u003ci\u003eFrizzy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMexikid\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author-illustrator Jen Wang.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soon \u003ci\u003ebest \u003c\/i\u003efriends, sharing their favorite music videos and painting their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around. Moon even tells Christine her deepest secret: that she has visions, sometimes, of celestial beings who speak to her from the stars. Who reassure her that earth isn't where she \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e belongs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoon's visions have an all-too-earthly root, however, and soon Christine's best friend is in the hospital, fighting for her life. Can Christine be the friend Moon needs, now, when the sky is falling? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJen Wang draws on her childhood to paint a deeply personal yet wholly relatable friendship story that's at turns joyful, heart-wrenching, and full of hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jen Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e First Second\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250183880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e504742 \/ Stargazing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019 pg. 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2019 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJen Wang\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning NYT Bestselling author and illustrator of several graphic novels for young readers including \u003ci\u003eAsh's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStargazing, The Prince and The Dressmaker, In Real Life\u003c\/i\u003e (co-written with Cory Doctorow), and \u003ci\u003eKoko Be Good. \u003c\/i\u003eJen's honors include two Eisner Awards, the Asian\/Pacific American Librarians Association Children's Literature Award, and the Fauve d'Angoulême Youth Award. She is based in Los Angeles and is a co-founder and organizer for Comic Arts LA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41910720921753,"sku":"9781250183880","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_1e05ceeb-4f3c-438a-995e-1f0bf67d9383.jpg?v=1724644306","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/stargazing","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}