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Highlights
- Journal entry: Heading to school.
- 256 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes
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About the Book
"After surviving a suicide attempt, Addison returns to school where her life intersects with four other students, each of whom are also struggling with their own personal struggles"--Book Synopsis
Journal entry: Heading to school. I know what everyone will say. There goes the girl who tried to kill herself. Addison is no stranger to feeling stressed, insecure, and sad. Her therapist recommended she keep a journal to help her understand those feelings better, which she really needs today. It's her first day back to school, several weeks after she survived her suicide attempt. She knows there are rumors about why she did it: A lousy home life? Bullying? Heartbreak? None of them are true, but it doesn't matter because Addison still feels like she's drowning. She still holds secrets she's not ready to share. During the school day, Addison encounters four other students struggling with their own secrets: Booker is anxious about seeing Addison. They were sort of a couple until he tried to kiss her. She fled and then tried to end her life. Those two things couldn't be related, could they? Celia feels trapped by her mother's abusive boyfriend. She can guess why Addison did what she did. Damion is TikTok-famous and thinks befriending Addison could boost his followers. But what no one knows is he needs the world to remember him since his sick mom doesn't anymore. Avery is considered a loner and doesn't know Addison, but they have neighboring lockers. With Avery's older brother in jail for dealing drugs, Avery is desperate for meaningful human connection. Swimming in a Sea of Stars is a poignant and gripping novel about how we're all interconnected, like the stars in the night sky that form constellations and map out the universe, and if even one star goes missing, the effect is profound.Review Quotes
Selected for the 2025-2026 list
-- "Florida Teens Read" (4/2/2025 12:00:00 AM)Selected as a "recommended title"-- "2023 Kansas National Education Association's Reading Circle Commission"
2023 Finalist-- "Teen Readers' Choice Award" (3/22/2024 12:00:00 AM)
About the Author
Julie Wright began writing her first book when she was fifteen years old. Since then, she has written twenty-six novels and her books have received several starred reviews and have been listed in the American Library Association's top ten romances of the year. She is a mental health advocate and loves spending time with the youth of our world. She's a sucker for almost all things nerdy: Doctor Who, Disneyland, the Marvel Universe, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, fairy tales, and Jane Austen. She believes in second chances, getting up and trying again, and in the power and magic of love, forgiveness, generosity, and compassion. She loves writing, reading, traveling, snorkeling, hiking, playing with her family, and watching her husband make dinner.Dimensions (Overall): 8.79 Inches (H) x 5.83 Inches (W) x .94 Inches (D)
Weight: .87 Pounds
Suggested Age: 12-17 Years
Sub-Genre: Social Themes
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Number of Pages: 256
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Theme: Depression
Format: Hardcover
Author: Julie Wright
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 2023
TCIN: 87662878
UPC: 9781639931019
Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-1070
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Joelle - 2 years ago
"The bright ones are the hardest because we know what their futures can be, and it's awful when that potential fizzles out. The best we can do is how them the amazing people they are and hope that somewhere in their minds they remember." I am kind of at a loss for words on how to adequately say how much I love this book. It is a beautiful, thought-provoking book that I think every teen and adult should read. With such a unique approach to the story, only over the span of one day, you are thrown into the lives of five teens in high school. Wright takes you through the day as you see interactions that connect them all and the line "a single kindness can save a life" have a BIG impact. It is such an important message and a simple thing for us all to do that can go so far and Wright's message of this is strong, poignant and so much more. Wright takes the mental challenges of the regular day life that are real and raw. She brings them front and center in this story, especially the struggles of suicide and depression. These are subjects that need to be addressed, mental health is real, and Wright has such a special way of putting it all together in a must-read story that will touch your heart and life. I cannot recommend this highly enough for teens and adults to read, but I hope you pick it up and love this book as much as I did. Let this book be a tool into opening your heart, and other hearts, to the fact that we are all imperfect, we all struggle, and we are never alone. * I received an advanced copy from the publisher/author and all opinions are my own.