Saturday, June 17, 2017

The Sun is also a Star





Yoon, N. (2016). The Sun is also a Star. New York, NY: Delacorte Press.

Natasha, who has been in the United States with her Jamaican immigrant family since she was 8, and Daniel, the son of Korean immigrant parents who feels intense pressure to become a doctor. Tasha is desperately trying to seek once last stay of her family's deportation and Daniel is on his way to an interview with a Yale alum for an application he doesn't care about. The perspectives and histories of other characters, from family members to people they encounter over the course of the day, like Irene, the security guard at the office building where INS is located, and Jeremy, the immigration attorney Natasha meets with, are also part of the story. Natasha, who loves science, and Daniel, who wants to be a port.

Best Fiction for Young Adults 2017

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Best Fiction for Young Adults 2017
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