*Chosen as a 2020 Kids' Indie Next pick * A Locus Reading List recommendation * An Andre Norton Nebula Award Finalist*
"Shveta Thakrar's prose is as beautiful as starlight."—New York Times bestselling author Holly Black
This gorgeously imagined YA debut blends shades of Neil Gaiman's Stardust and a breathtaking landscape of Hindu mythology into a radiant contemporary fantasy novel.
The daughter of a star and a mortal, Sheetal is used to keeping family secrets. Pretending to be "normal." But when an accidental flare of her starfire puts her human father in the hospital, Sheetal needs a full star's help to heal him in this compelling coming-of-age story. A star like her mother, who returned to the sky long ago.
Sheetal's quest to save her father will take her to a celestial court of shining wonders and dark shadows, where she must take the stage as her family's champion in a magical competition to decide the next ruling house of the heavens—and win, or risk never returning to Earth at all.
Brimming with celestial intrigue and a hint of romance, this sparkling mythology-inspired fantasy is perfect for fans of Roshani Chokshi and Laini Taylor.
She thought keeping her identity secret was the hardest part. She was wrong.
