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How We Named the Stars
Andrés N. Ordorica
What The Reviewers Say
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The New York Times Book Review
Meditative and tender ... A touching story about a transformative queer romance ... Ordorica’s novel basks in love’s everlasting promise. Because for Daniel and Sam, that love is kind, it is honest and it is infinite.
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Foreword Reviews
Elegiac ... A sensitive story of a first love, How We Named the Stars is a nuanced coming-of-age novel about hiding, heartbreak, and healing.
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Booklist
First-time novelist Ordorica delves into love and loss in two places and two times to powerful effect.
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Shelf Awareness
Searing ... Ordorica affectingly ciphers stripped-bare emotions into a haunting tribute to love and survival ... Fiercely impassioned.
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Rave Kirkus
Told with authenticity and compassion, this unconventional love story redefines notions of fraternity.
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Rave Publishers Weekly
Heartbreaking ... This is dazzling.
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