# Stargazing - Hardcover

by **Jen Wang** (Author), **Jen Wang** (Illustrator)

**_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.  
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**A 2019 New York Public Library** **Best Books for Kids Selection**  
**One of FORBES** **Best Graphic Novels of 2019**  
**One of NPR's Best Books of 2019**  
**Booklist 2019 Editors' Choice**

Moon 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.

But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soon _best_ friends, 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 _really_ belongs.

Moon'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?

Jen 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.

### Author Biography

**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 McSweeney's. 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. jenwang.net

**Number of Pages:** 224

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.8 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 10, 2019

**Award:** Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (2020)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Stargazing

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 2.5

**Point Value:** 1

## Details

- **Price:** 23.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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