Lies We Tell About the Stars
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Susie Nadler's Lies We Tell About the Stars centers on Celeste, a high school senior whose life is upended when a major earthquake hits San Francisco and her best friend Nikki disappears.
The story follows Celeste's determination to find out what happened to Nikki, navigating grief, suspicion, and the altered cityscape in the quake's aftermath.
Nadler draws on her own experience of earthquakes and Bay Area life to depict a fragile, beautiful city marked by social contradictions and rapid change.
The novel explores themes of coming-of-age, trauma, and what it means to hold on to hope amid disaster, while serving as a love letter to San Francisco.
As a school librarian, Nadler uses YA conventions to portray honest teen experiences and the search for meaning during crises.
The story follows Celeste's determination to find out what happened to Nikki, navigating grief, suspicion, and the altered cityscape in the quake's aftermath.
Nadler draws on her own experience of earthquakes and Bay Area life to depict a fragile, beautiful city marked by social contradictions and rapid change.
The novel explores themes of coming-of-age, trauma, and what it means to hold on to hope amid disaster, while serving as a love letter to San Francisco.
As a school librarian, Nadler uses YA conventions to portray honest teen experiences and the search for meaning during crises.
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