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The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

Title: The Sun Is Also A Star  Author: Nicola Yoon Publisher: Delacorte Press Release Date: November 1, 2016 My Rating: 4.5/5 Natasha:  I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story. Daniel:  I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us. The Universe:  Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?  The main thing I have to say about this book is how absolut...

Christmas Book Haul

I received a lot of books from both my mom and grandmother for Christmas and I couldn't be happier about it. I haven't been able to read any of these books yet, but I thought I'd share them with you anyway. I also got a Books A Million gift card and a Barnes and Noble gift card which I am so excited to use. Let me know in the comments which books I should buy. Here's a quick picture of the books I got for Christmas: One of them didn't fit in the box nicely, although since taking this picture I've stacked some extra books on top of the  ones in the box. I got 15 books along with a boxset of six graphic novels. This is the one that didn't fit.  And this is the box I put them in. It's from Target and you can find it in the home section, but I can't find it online. This was a Christmas gift from my boyfriend and I've decided to use it to hold my reading list because I'm running out of shelf space in my dorm room. Here's...