Cal built a massive following through the FlashFame app by covering stories with plain no-nonsense facts and cutting through the media’s ‘sensational bullshit’. I’m also loving the recent trend in YA books which explore how much influence social media has on our lives and how teenagers can harness this in a positive way. I found it heartwarming to see them so comfortable with who they are and who they fall in love with. There’s so many more books out these days where queer characters get to just BE without question and it’s amazing! Cal and Leon’s budding romance has its fair share of turmoil, but it’s nothing to do with being gay. It’s still a wonderful novelty to me that we can read about LGBT+ relationships in YA fiction and the characters aren’t necessarily bogged down in angst over their sexual orientation or confronted with homophobia. However his frustration at having his life derailed is alleviated when he meets the handsome son of another astronaut and a mutual attraction develops! The protagonist’s father has been selected as a candidate for NASA’s next mission to Mars and without any warning, Cal’s unceremoniously uprooted from New York to Texas where his family joins the media circus that surrounds the Orpheus mission. I really enjoyed reading The Gravity of Us which has such a cool and unique premise. But when secrets about the program are uncovered, Cal must find a way to reveal the truth without hurting the people who have become most important to him.Įxpertly capturing the thrill of first love and the self-doubt all teens feel, debut author Phil Stamper is a new talent to watch. As the frenzy around the mission grows, so does their connection.
But when his pilot father is selected for a highly publicized NASA mission to Mars, Cal and his family relocate from Brooklyn to Houston and are thrust into a media circus.Īmidst the chaos, Cal meets sensitive and mysterious Leon, another “Astrokid,” and finds himself falling head over heels-fast.
Publication Date: by Bloomsbury Australia on March 17th, 2020Īs a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is used to sharing his life online.
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