**A collection born of polyphony and the rhythms of our cosmosβintimate in its stakes, celestial in its dreams.** *Tethered to Stars* inhabits the deductive tongue of astronomy, the oracular throat of astrology, and the living language of loss and desire. With an analytical eye and a lyrical hear
Tethered to Other Stars
β Scribed by Elisa Stone Leahy
- Book ID
- 112687297
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2023
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 517 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780063255500
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Perfect for fans of Efr en Divided and A Good Kind of Trouble, this luminous middle grade debut follows a tween girl navigating the devastating impact of ICE's looming presence on her family and community.
Seventh grader Wendy Toledo knows that black holes and immigration police have one thing in common: they can both make things disappear without a trace. When her family moves to a new all-American neighborhood, Wendy knows the plan: keep her head down, build a telescope that will win the science fair, and stay on her family's safe orbit.
But that's easier said than done when there's a woman hiding out from ICE agents in the church across the alley--and making Wendy's parents very nervous.
As bullying at school threatens Wendy's friendships and her hopes for the science fair, and her family's secrets start to unravel, Wendy finds herself caught in the middle of far too many gravitational pulls. When someone she loves is detained by...
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