A Sky of Paper Stars is a heartrending middle-grade graphic
novel by Susie Yi about a girl's ill-fated wish to fit in, perfect for
readers of Stargazing and Pashmina.
All Yuna wants is to belong. She wants to go to sleepovers, have a smart
phone, and go to summer camp--just like her friends in middle school.
Furious at her Umma for never packing her a "normal" American lunch,
they get into yet another fight. Out of options and miserable, Yuna
remembers a legend that her grandma, Halmoni, told her. If you fold
1,000 paper stars, you will be granted one wish.
When she reaches 1,000 paper stars, Yuna wishes for her family to move
back to Korea, where she can finally be normal. Seconds later: a knock
at her door. It's her sister with devastating news. Halmoni has died and
they must go back to Korea to attend the funeral.
Yuna knows this is all her fault. As her guilt builds, her body begins
to turn into paper. Yuna realizes she must undo her wish and bring her
Halmoni back--or turn into paper forever.
Wholly heartbreaking and with light touches of magic realism, A Sky of
Paper Stars is a captivating graphic novel about identity, family, and
the love that can bridge generations.