The Sun Is Also a Star (novel)

The Sun Is Also a Star
AuthorNicola Yoon
Audio read byBahni Turpin
LanguageEnglish
SubjectIllegal immigration, Deportation
GenreYoung adult fiction
Set inNew York City
Published2016
PublisherDelacorte Books
Publication date
November 1, 2016
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback, paperback), e-book, audiobook
Pages384
ISBN9780553496680

The Sun Is Also a Star is a young adult novel by American author Nicola Yoon, published November 1, 2016, by Delacorte Press. The book follows two characters, one of whom is about to be deported, and explores “the ways in which we are all connected and the ways in which people across all walks of life have much more in common than they think they do.”[1]

The book is a #1 New York Times best seller[2] and won Yoon the John Steptoe New Talent Award.[3]

In 2019, Warner Brothers adapted The Sun Is Also a Star into a film.[1]

  1. ^ a b Burnett |, Matia (2019-05-02). "Movie Alert: 'The Sun Is Also a Star'". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  2. ^ "The Sun is Also a Star". Kirkus Reviews. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  3. ^ "Coretta Scott King Award Winners: 2017". Booklist. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-27.