Stargazing

<p><b><i>Stargazing</i> is a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel in the spirit of <i>Frizzy</i> and <i>Mexikid</i>, from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author-illustrator Jen Wang.</b><br><br>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. <br><br>But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soon <i>best </i>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 <i>really</i> belongs. <br><br>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?<br><br>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.</p>