Real Rating: 4.5

While I personally don't believe that any of Wendy Mass's books can capture the magic of 'The Candymakers', this one came close. <3

I read this book a very long time ago, and I have read it several times since. Why? Because the story is just adorable and it just gives me that "warm fuzzy feeling" on the inside. I read it first in 4th grade, and I believe I have read it every year since. Like, a self deemed classic of sorts, I'm not quite sure. And every time I clear out my bookshelves to make room for new books, this is one of the few that has stayed around through all of the years. Why? The characters. The characters make

"Every Soul a Star" is about three teenagers who are brought together by an eclipse during the summer. This eclipse changes each of their lives forever. The story begins with Ally, who is a homeschooled girl that has never truly experienced civilazation. Then the point of view switches to Bree, a true prep thats mantra is to be beautiful - she wants to be a model when she grows up. Then, it switches to Jack, who is a slightly overweight and somewhat awkward guy that failed his science class. It

I enjoyed this book so much! The book's characters are mostly middle-school age(with a few younger siblings thrown in), which, as we all know, is a time fraught with many changes. How each character traverses this part of their journey is part of why the book is interesting. The real reason I picked this book up though is because the story centers on preparation for viewing a solar eclipse. The author has really done her homework. I learned many tantalizing tidbits about astronomy in general and...

Every Soul A Star is a simple but profound book for teenagers. A simple story line, but I like it because I learned about stars gazing, moon shadows, etc. In a nut shell, if you ever been bored about astronomy, why don't you give this book a try?I find the book, even somehow similar to other young adult novels, somehow, it feels some sort of coming of age for these three important characters - Ally, Bree and Jack.Because in Moon Shadow campground, their life will be intertwined with each other.A...

Psych! I did not completely read this book. I stopped a long time ago because it was too boring. It might be catered to readers who enjoy slow-moving plots and boring, predictable characters, but it wasn't my fav. Maybe I'll read it again when I want something to immediately put me to sleep.

I really liked this book. It was not that "edible" but it whetted my interest. Three lives changed because of one event that brought them together. This novel taught me that we should always put ourselves on the limelight because we would always be our own heroes.Bree. Her transformation helped me understand that superficial beauty was really just that. I must not categorize people and base my dealings with them through their labels. (Life is a package deal). Thank you, Bree. I learned with you....

Wendy Mass has a particular style that I think people either get or not. I have to say some of the time I don't get into her books, but I can honestly say I was happy that I read this one.Ally, Bree, and Jack are all very different and under noraml circumstances would never meet, but one event will bring them all together, the solar eclipse. This event will be witnessed at the Moon Shadow which is Ally's home. Bree is being dragged there by force, who wants to commune with the stars anyhow? Jack...

(From mrbramesblog.org)Look--don't ask me why I read Every Soul a Star, because I really don't know. I bought a copy of it at the Scholastic book fair back in December, simply because the cover was attractive, it was cheap, and it looked like something my students might want to read. I took it back to my classroom and put in my library. Whenever kids would come back to pick out a book, I'd always steer them in the direction of this one, saying, "Hey, doesn't this one look good?" After it sat on

randomly reread this for a bit of ~nostalgia~ and I got all the ~nostalgic~ feels

Every Soul a Star was split into 3 POV’s, Ally, Bree, and Jack. Ally’s family owns Moon Shadow, a isolated campground, she loves being outdoors and doesn't care about her appearance, but then the Holden's, Bree’s family came. Bree is popular and lives in the suburbs, she has to move to Moon Shadow and own the camp. She did want to be a model, but outdoors, fashion, and getting service to be popular do not mix. Jack has summer school but can go on a trip to see the eclipse instead. In class, he

Natural phenomenon lend themselves to children's literature. Picture books, for example, are filled with fireflies, rainbows, and shooting stars. Then the child readers get a little older and the phenomena get more complex. The death of the atom in Smiles to Go or the frozen lake of melted radioactive sand in The Green Glass Sea (okay, so maybe that one's not so natural). And I'm sure, I am sure, that a novel has been written with an eclipse at its climax. Odds are that such a book would be a

Wow! This was a great book. On reflection, it was not a great book for the usual reasons. The plot was pretty typical for the young adult market. The characters, although varied and somewhat three dimensional, were still stereotypes. The theme was the usual, again especially for young adult books. The parent-child interactions were for the most part overbearing, and the teens were definitely lacking in power in their day-to-day lives. Family members were depicted working against each other inste...

I'm not that much of a YA fan, but I really loved how it came together in the end. It was suddenly beautiful and it suddenly made sense - which I think matched the characters' experience too! I'm offering it to my 17 year old to read as he is taking Astronomy this semester. I hope he will get something out of it too. Hands down, favorite character - Stella....

********ABUSE AND SEVERE NEGLECT ALERT!!!********This book pushed so many of my own personal buttons, I struggled with near-chronic impulses to choke the negligent, self-centered, insensitive parents scattered throughout it, to death, while reading it! It's tough to know just how oblivious the author truly is on the topic of radical, childhood moves, especially as regards the health and positive impacts of the developmental stages of adolescence vs whether she already fully understands these con...

This book is how I learned about solar eclipses and sparked my desire to see one in totality. Years after reading this book for the first time, I got to watch a total solar eclipse in my grandpa's backyard. It was one of the most special experiences of my life.

This story leads to an absolutely mesmerizing climax. I loved the multiple inversions of Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day", too -- a deft touch.I suppose my only complaint -- and I'm stretching here -- is that if I were to recommend this book to a young woman like Bree (in an effort to get her to appreciate science or to encourage her to nurture her "inner geek") then my effort would seem very transparent to that young reader -- because Bree herself, insofar as she is a mouthpiece for the author'...

In the book, Every Soul A Star, three characters from totally different backgrounds somehow meet each other just because of one eclipse. I liked this book because one of the three main characters, Ally, had figured out something shocking in the beginning and throughout her friendship, she had decided to change her mind. Instead of dreading for it to happen, she has decided to attempt to make the best out of her situation which inspires me to make the best out of every situation. I guess that fro...

Ally, p 1: I also know how to find every constellation in the sky, and that the brightest star in any constellation is called the Alpha. I know all the constellations because my father taught them to me, and I know about the Alpha because it is also my name. But my family and friends call me Ally.When the first page includes a statement such as this one, the author has my attention. Maybe most people know that the brightest star in a constellation is called the Alpha, but I didn't. Nor did I kno...