jackie.mclaughlin_496Description
As a successful social media journalist with half a million followers, seventeen-year-old Cal is used to sharing his life online. But when his pilot father is selected for a highly publicized NASA mission to Mars, Cal and his family relocate from Brooklyn to Houston and are thrust into a media circus. Amidst the chaos, Cal meets sensitive and mysterious Leon, another “Astrokid,” and finds himself falling head over heels—fast. As the frenzy around the mission grows, so does their connection. But when secrets about the program are uncovered, Cal must find a way to reveal the truth without hurting the people who have become most important to him. Expertly capturing the thrill of first love and the self-doubt all teens feel, debut author Phil Stamper is a new talent to watch.
Ophelia Haley @jackie.mclaughlin_496
September 16, 2021
5
I instantly fell in love with the characters in Phil Stamper’s debut novel, The Gravity of Us. I read the book in one sitting because I couldn’t put it down for even a minute. While it is a wonderful story about young love, I find that I was most drawn to the character development of Cal, and how much he finds himself in the chaos of moving to Houston with his family.