The Sun is Also a Star

I read this book after seeing it on a “Best of 2016” list. A quick read, the story flips first person perspective between the two teen characters - a Korean-American boy uncertain about his future after high school and an undocumented Jamaican girl whose family will be deported in the evening in which the day the story is set. An unlikely event brings them together and they quickly realize they feel a deep connection. What elevates this from a typical YA “boy meets girl” novel, is the added focus on various “background” characters whose lives touch the teens and vice versa. A lovely, hopeful tale about fate, destiny and the transcendent power of love.