The Gravity of Us
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Publication Year
2020
ISBN
9781547600144
Pages
314 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When his volatile father is picked to become an astronaut for NASA's mission to Mars, seventeen-year-old Cal, an aspiring journalist, reluctantly moves from Brooklyn to Houston, Texas, and looks for a story to report, finding an ally (and crush) in Leon, the son of another astronaut.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ; Bisexual; Mental illness; bisexual child; anxiety; depression
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White / Caucasian
Keywords
NASA; space, Mars; reality TV; social media
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Stamper, Phil, "The Gravity of Us" (2020). Diverse Families. 2243.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2243