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November Wrap Up

 AKA the time that   I failed at Nonfiction November but I read a lot of graphic novels and manga. I read a total of 8 books! 1. The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neill -5 stars 2. Call the Name of the Night Volume 2 by Tama Mitsubishi -5 stars 3. A Sign of Affection Omnibus 2 (vols 4, 5, and 6 together) by Suu Morishita - 5 stars 4. Yotsuba&! Volumes 6 and 7 by Kiyohiko Azuma -both 5 stars 5. Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O'Neill -4.5 stars 6. Stargazing by Jen Wang -4.5 stars 7. Sakura Saku Vol 1 by Io Sakisaka -4 stars

Stargazing Review

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 TW: D3ath of a parent and Latin for crab disease mentioned.  My second Jen Wang book for this year! Stargazing is about a girl named Moon who moves in next door to a girl named Christine, and they become friends and bond over their love of the arts, especially K Pop.  Moon is a social outcast due to her strange behavior and her and single mom not having a lot of money.  Christine has her own problems of feeling pressure to be perfect and she sometimes gets jealous of Moon.  But they both really want to dance to K pop songs in school's talent show.  Unfortunately, an emergency happens that changes everything.  This was a very relatable and emotional story. It had great Chinese representation and there are characters who are vegetarian and vegan. I gave it 4.5 stars. There is a d3ath of a parent mentioned in a flashback and another character gets the disease that shares its name with a zodiac sign. Luckily they are treated for it and they live at the ...