The Liar's Guide to the Night Sky
A Novel
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Publisher Description
Perfect for fans of the New York Times bestselling novel, Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
It's no one’s fault that Hallie Jacob is alone. That her grandpa got sick half a world away and so her parents yanked her to Colorado the last semester of her senior year. That career-wise, she’s specialized in fighting fire, and now she’s surrounded by ice, snow, and a thousand cousins she’s half-banned from hanging around with. But that’s what's happened. That's what her December looks like.
On one big family weekend in the freaking tundra, Hallie sneaks off with those cousins to an abandoned ski slope. But they get caught in a random mudslide, and what started as a Secret Bonfire Party goes in a Potential Donner Party direction real fast. With some cousins in desperate need of medical attention, Hallie leaves their camp for help—and is surprised when Jonah Ramirez (her cousin's extremely off-limits—absurdly hot—best friend) joins her.
Facing paralyzing temperatures, sharp-toothed animals strong enough to survive a climate with hardly any water or air, and weather phenomena so wicked they’ll wreck a mountain before you can blink, Jonah and Hallie have no choice but to trust each other as they search for the way to town to send help back to their stranded friends and family. And THAT may be more impossible, even, than making it out alive.
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Hallie Jacob, 17, has just moved to Colorado with her parents to care for her ailing grandfather. Originally from Massachusetts and from a wealthier background than her cousins, she feels like an outsider around her extended family. She's drawn to Jonah Ramirez, her cousin's 19-year-old best friend, even if his smoking habit and dangerous reputation have set her parents against him. A family skiing trip gives the teens the opportunity to grow closer, but their connection is rapidly derailed when a treacherous mudslide traps Hallie, Jonah, and the rest of her cousins on a mountain. Together, they must find their way back to town, despite freezing weather conditions and scarce supplies. As ever, Shrum, author of Kissing Ezra Holtz (and Other Things I Did for Science), creates characters who are notable for their complex identities: Afro-Latino Jonah is a pansexual aromantic, while bisexual Hallie's complicated relationship with her parents enables a deeper exploration of Jewish cultural norms. This clear-eyed examination of trust, sex, and family dynamics is enhanced by vivid, lucid prose and a thrilling plot. Ages 14 up.
