Starling
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
Edward Scissorhands meets When the Moon Was Ours in this engrossing novel about two teen sisters who fight to protect the mysterious stranger who literally fell from the stars and into their backyard.
Strange things have always happened in the small town of Darling.
Yet Delta Wilding and her sister Bee are familiar with the peculiar. Raised by an eccentric father always on the hunt for the spectacular, they ae used to following weather patterns that twirl onto strange paths, a car that refuses to play any artist but one, and living in a sentient house with whims of its own. But when a mysterious boy falls from the stars into the woods behind the Wilding sisters’ farmhouse, nothing can prepare them for the extraordinary turn their lives are about to take.
Extraordinary, and dangerous.
Starling Rust is not from this world, and his presence in the Wilding home brings attention. As the terrified locals, Delta’s ex-boyfriend, and the unscrupulous mayor descend onto their home, both Delta and her sister go to incredible lengths to protect their mystical visitor—especially as Delta’s growing feelings for Starling could prove the greatest risk of all.
Customer Reviews
A curiously resonating, small-town, other-worldly, teen drama.
There are books, there are young reader books, and then there’s Starling. Strychacz’s debut novel captured my attention from its opening. From there, I was hooked.
The politics, drama, and nosiness of small town life is captured brilliantly through the hearts and minds of the teenage (and adult) characters. Heartache, heartbreak, and heart thumping suspense drove my curiosity and connection in an admittedly alien prose. The author’s voice and style are deliberate; crafted to cement the reader’s understandings of Starling - the city, its residents, and our star.
Dropping into our world, this book has me thirsting for more from Strychacz and her future work for readers young and adult alike. Bravo, Isabel. Shine on!