{"product_id":"lies-we-tell-about-the-stars-9798217004515","title":"Lies We Tell about the Stars","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous debut about friendship, grief, and new beginnings set in near-future San Francisco in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake and on the cusp of the first human mission to Mars.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCeleste Muldoon is alone when the Big One finally hits, because, for the first time ever, her best friend stood her up after school. Nicky and Celeste share a birthday, matching tattoos, an obsession with the upcoming Mars mission, and pretty much everything else. So why did he ghost her on the day she needed him most? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the quake's death toll rises and days pass, Nicky and Celeste's parents fear the worst. But Celeste doesn't buy it. He couldn't be dead. Nicky'd spent their senior year selling essays to rich kids and was about to get caught. He'd told Celeste about his plan to vanish, to reinvent himself and escape the disaster he'd created. The quake would be perfect cover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut she can't convince anyone that he could still be alive. Only Meo, a mysterious stranger who was somehow mixed up with Nicky, seems to believe, but Celeste has every reason to distrust him--even if her heart races whenever Meo shows up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Celeste finds Nicky's notebook, it sends her and Meo on a quest across the broken city, up the coast through towns sheltering quake refugees, and eventually all the way to Florida, where the mission to Mars is about to lift off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susie Nadler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.44w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217004515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusie Nadler was born and raised in San Francisco, where she still lives with her husband and their teenage twins. As a school librarian, she gets to spend most of her time doing the best possible things: reading and talking to kids about books. She has an MFA from the University of Montana and was a Brown Handler writer-in-residence at the San Francisco Public Library.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Susie Nadler \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47712040517789,"sku":"9798217004515","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_76cabb99-f413-4e03-b8c7-abedb2a3119a.jpg?v=1773171166","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/lies-we-tell-about-the-stars-9798217004515","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}