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Give this to readers who are looking for issues-based fiction and anyone who enjoys getting into a character’s head.” - School Library Journal “Highly relatable… an accurate and gut-wrenching depiction of the uncertainty of growing up and finding oneself.” - Kirkus Heather Ezell, author of Nothing Left to Burn

Suspended in melodic prose that had my heart aching to the very end, Latos renders hope in a novel that is unlike anything I’ve ever read.” Audrey and Clare are achingly real with voices that are masterfully distinct. “A gutting and exquisite portrait of resilience in the face of grief, Under Shifting Stars renders the complexities of life and love as twins struggle to find themselves and the connection they’ve lost. Will first crushes, new family dynamics, and questions of identity prove that Audrey and Clare have grown too different to understand each other-or that they've needed each other all along? Narrated by Rebecca Soler and Brittany Pressley. As she grapples with not only grief but also her gender fluidity, Clare wonders where she’ll belong if she sheds her carefully constructed image and embraces her true self. but she’ll need to convince her parents, and her therapist, first.Ĭlare knows her sister thinks she’s the perfect twin, but Audrey doesn’t realize that Clare’s “popular” status is crumbling-she’s begun to question old friendships, dress in Adam’s clothes, and wonder what feelings for a nonbinary classmate, Taylor, might mean. Tired of being seen as different from her neurotypical peers, Audrey’s determined to switch to the public high school, rebuild her friendship with Clare, and atone for Adam’s death. Now, Audrey’s attending an alternative school where she feels more isolated than ever. But as they got older, they grew apart, and when their brother Adam died, Clare blamed Audrey for the accident. This heartfelt novel for fans of Jandy Nelson and Adam Silvera follows twins Audrey and Clare as they grapple with their brother's death and their changing relationships-with each other and themselves.Īudrey’s best friend was always her twin, Clare.