{"product_id":"the-weight-of-the-stars-9781250101655","title":"The Weight of the Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, evocative YA lesbian romance about how the universe is full of second chances\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRyann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isn't an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the \"wrong\" side of town. So Ryann becomes her circumstances and settles for acting out and skipping school to hang out with her delinquent friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day she meets Alexandria: a furious loner who spurns Ryann's offer of friendship. After a horrific accident leaves Alexandria with a broken arm, the girls are brought together despite themselves--and Ryann learns her secret: Alexandria's mother is an astronaut who volunteered for a one-way trip to the edge of the solar system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery night without fail, Alexandria waits to catch radio signals from her mother. And now it's up to Ryann to lift her onto the roof day after day until the silence between them grows into friendship, and eventually something more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weight of the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is the new LGBT young adult romance from K. Ancrum, written with the same style of short, micro-fiction chapters and immediacy that garnered acclaim for her debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker King\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Imprint Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Weight of the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most gentle, gracious, and, overall, kind books that I've read all year ... It's a YA romance about girls and stars and friendship and mercy and loss and regret and what we owe each other and what we give away to lift each other up ... This book is starlight on broken concrete, it's flowers on a broken rooftop, and it's a masterpiece.\" --Seanan McGuire, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEvery Heart a Doorway\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Touches on sexual identity, friendship, nontraditional families, and the price of human space exploration. The characters' resilience and vulnerability are deftly handled ... For readers who are drawn to the unconventional, this will be a satisfying read.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ancrum, K.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250101655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.20d","brand":"K. Ancrum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39355138113611,"sku":"9781250101655","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_15d748fe-9a12-4b71-8f9e-99034733fd22.jpg?v=1620711826","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-weight-of-the-stars-9781250101655","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}