Brighter Than the Moon
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Brighter Than the Moon
From the author of Spin Me Right Round, a fresh, modern story about learning how to love--starting with yourself--as three teens with confident online identities have the opportunity to meet in real life and find themselves questioning everything
From the author of Spin Me Right Round, a fresh, modern story about learning how to love--starting with yourself--as three teens with confident online identities have the opportunity to meet in real life and find themselves questioning everything.
Shy foster kid Jonas and self-assured vlogger Shani met online, and so far, that's where their relationship has stayed, sharing memes and baring their souls from behind their screens. Shani is eager to finally meet up, but Jonas isn't so sure—he's not confident Shani will like the real him... if he's even sure who that is.
Jonas knows he's trapped himself in a lie with Shani and wants to dig himself out. But Shani, who's been burned before, may not give him a chance: she talks her best friend Ash into playing spy and finding out the truth. When Ash falls for Jonas too, he keeps that news from Shani, and soon they’re all keeping secrets. Will it matter that their hearts are in the right place? Coming clean will require them to figure out who they really are, which is no easy task when all the pieces of your identity go beyond easy boxes and labels.
Lauded writer David Valdes offers a heartfelt, clever, and thought-provoking story in Brighter Than the Moon about how we figure out who we want to be—online and IRL—for fans of David Levithan and Adam Silvera.
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Brighter Than the Moon is praised for its charm and humour, with critics noting its engaging exploration of friendship, love, online personas, and identity. Reviewers highlight David Valdes's skill in depicting the earnestness of teenage life and his ability to create relatable and diverse characters. The book captures the complexities of identity, family, and the navigation of uncertainty, making it a highly recommended addition to any teen library collection.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781547607167
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 10 January 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury YA
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 430g
Pages: 352
About the Author
David Valdes is the author of Spin Me Right Round, a New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, and the nonfiction books Homo Domesticus, The Rhinestone Sisterhood, and Today Show pick A Little Fruitcake, as well as a dozen produced plays. A former Boston Globe columnist and HuffPost blogger whose posts have received over a million hits, he currently writes an advice column for Medium, and was recently featured in the New York Times’s Modern Love column. He also teaches writing at Boston Conservatory and Tufts. David lives in the Boston area with his daughter.
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