Books On Our Radar: Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray
Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray – the queen of historical YA – is giving us another historical thriller that spans three different timelines, filled with mystery, romance, and humor! Go back in time to 1940’s Germany, and how a supposedly magical tree is being used to help the resistance. The next jump is to the 1980’s were two girls, who are falling for each other, while trying to dismantle the wall between West & East Germany go missing. Which brings us to the 2020s when a package arrives in NYC about the mystery of two girls who disappeared under this special oak tree. I for one can’t wait to discover the threads that ties these 3 timelines together and unravel the mystery of the oak.
You can preorder a very special first print run edition that has an oak tree rings on the sprayed edges, that releases on February 4th, and if you submit proof of purchase you will receive a notebook (see instagram embed below)!
Under the Same Stars
by Libba Brayon February 4, 2025
Genres: Historical Fiction, Young Adult
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It was said that if you write to the Bridegroom’s Oak, the love of your life will answer back. Now, the tree is giving up its secrets at last.
In 1940s Germany, Sophie is excited to discover a message waiting for her in the Bridegroom's Oak from a mysterious suitor. Meanwhile, her best friend, Hanna, is sending messages too—but not to find love. As World War II unfolds in their small town of Kleinwald, the oak may hold the key to resistance against the Nazis.
In 1980s West Germany, American teen transplant Jenny feels suffocated by her strict parents and is struggling to fit in. Until she finds herself falling for Lena, a punk-rock girl hell-bent on tearing down the wall separating West Germany from East Germany, and meeting Frau Hermann, a kind old lady with secrets of her own.
In Spring 2020, New York City, best friends Miles and Chloe are in the first weeks of COVID lockdown and hating Zoom school, when an unexpected package from Chloe’s grandmother leads them to investigate a cold case about two unidentified teenagers who went missing under the Bridegroom’s Oak eighty years ago.
Thank you to Fierce Reads for an advance copy!
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