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padawan17's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

4.0

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antimony's review

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

i love love love jen wang's art and this was so sweet!! i love the characters, their designs, the movement in the drawings, their friendship, everything!! it was so good

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thelibraryofanolive's review

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emotional lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

This book was just meh it was cute but i found it boring.

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naomiysl's review

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challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A light friendship story takes a turn for the very serious. I'll be honest, I liked this book better before I read the afterword and learned which kid was the author's self-insert. I think I would have been better off not knowing that, and thinking the other one was the self-insert, which was what I had thought while reading.

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coffeedragon's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Stargazing is a graphic novel mainly following two girls in a Chinese American community. We have Christine, who plays the violin and carries the expectations of her parents to be a perfect daughter, which means no boys, no makeup, and good scores at school. Then she meets Moon. She is everything Christine wants to be, loud, imaginative, and uncaring of what others think. But amid that fascination is also jealousy and a sense of otherness. Moon is not like her and the other asian kids and families

There were so many things I loved about this book, from how beautiful the illustrations were, to the use of dance and k-pop to create bonds, and even the heavier topics of childhood illnesses. While I was never diagnosed with anything severe, I did have seizures for a really long time growing up, and it was just nice to see this other side brought up. Childhood is always portrayed as something pure and innocent and carefree, but there are people like Moon who have had struggles that can mean life or death.

It was also really nice to see the exploration of identity, not so much via introspection but by our relationship with the people around us. In this case, Christine learning that there are many ways of being Chinese. There was also the building of friendship, the healing, family dynamics, so much

It's a lot to put and reconcile in just one book but I still really enjoyed the execution and recommend it!

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marywahlmeierbracciano's review

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hopeful medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love everything about this book! It's a story about two very different Asian American girls who become unlikely friends. Moon is lively and fun—she listens to loud music and lives with her Buddhist vegetarian single mom—while Christine is more quiet and rule-abiding, playing violin and attending weekly Chinese classes. The girls bond through K-pop and nail polish, but Moon struggles to cope with her anger and differences while Christine becomes jealous of Moon's free personality. When a special part of Moon becomes problematic, Christine worries that she'll never be the same, but all will be well in the end. With mixed-case text and realistic, relatable scenarios, Stargazing is a magical book for every kid!

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