Publishers Weekly called the book ' moving and suspenseful portrayal of a fleeting relationship.' Writing for Shelf Awareness, Karin Snelson wrote, ' The Sun Is Also a Star-an exhilarating, hopeful novel exploring identity, family, the love of science and the science of love, dark matter and interconnectedness-is about seeing and being seen and the possibility of love. The book received starred reviews from Booklist, The Horn Book, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Shelf Awareness, as well as a positive review from The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books. Both the book and audiobook are Junior Library Guild selections. The Sun Is Also A Star is a #1 New York Times best seller.

When the time arrives, they head to their respective appointments, where they learn both of them were slotted to meet the same person. The two teenagers spend the next several hours together, during which time they frequently discuss love and destiny, concepts they have differing opinions on. Natasha seeks help from an immigration lawyer, who tells her he has an appointment later in the day, then visits a record store, where she meets Daniel, who is in the city before a college admissions interview. Daniel is a poet resisting his parents' dream of him becoming a doctor, and Natasha is science-minded. Daniel is the son of Korean immigrants living in Harlem. Natasha is an illegal immigrant from Jamaica living in Brooklyn who learns that her family will be deported. The Sun Is Also a Star follows two teenagers in New York City, Natasha Kingsley and Daniel Bae. In 2019, Warner Brothers adapted The Sun Is Also a Star into a film.

The book is a #1 New York Times best seller and won Yoon the John Steptoe New Talent Award. The book follows two characters, one of whom is about to be deported, and explores “the ways in which we are all connected and the ways in which people across all walks of life have much more in common than they think they do.”

The Sun Is Also a Star is a young adult novel by American author Nicola Yoon, published November 1, 2016, by Delacorte Press. Print (hardback, paperback), e-book, audiobook

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