Stargazing, paperback/jen wang

Description Stargazing is a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel in the spirit of Real Friends and El Deafo , from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jen Wang.

Moon is everything Christine isnt.

Shes confident, impulsive, artistic .

and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known.

But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soon best friends, sharing their favorite music videos and painting their toenails when Christines strict parents arent 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 isnt where she really belongs.

Moons visions have an all-too-earthly root, however, and soon Christines best friend is in the hospital, fighting for her life.

Can Christine be the friend Moon needs, now, when the sky is falling? Jen Wang draws on her childhood to paint a deeply personal yet wholly relatable friendship story thats at turns joyful, heart-wrenching, and full of hope.

About the Author Jen Wang is a cartoonist, author and illustrator living in Los Angeles.

She is the author of The Prince and the Dressmaker , Koko Be Good , and co-author of the New York Times Bestselling graphic novel In Real Life with Cory Doctorow.

Her work has also appeared in Los Angeles Magazine, The Believer, Hazlitt, Slate, and McSweeneys.

She has also written for the Adventure Time and Lumberjanes comic series.

She is the co-founder and organizer of the annual festival Comics Arts Los Angeles.

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