"I'm so starry-eyed for this wise, romantic gem of a book." - Becky Albertalli, bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Cal wants to be a journalist, and he's already well underway with almost half a million followers on his FlashFame app and an upcoming internship at Buzzfeed. But his plans are derailed when his pilot father is selected for a highly-publicized NASA mission to Mars. Within days, Cal and his parents leave Brooklyn for hot and humid Houston.
With the entire nation desperate for any new information about the astronauts, Cal finds himself thrust in the middle of a media circus. Suddenly his life is more like a reality TV show, with his constantly bickering parents struggling with their roles as the "perfect American family."
And then Cal meets Leon, whose mother is another astronaut on the mission, and he finds himself falling head over heels--and fast. They become an oasis for each other amid the craziness of this whole experience. As their relationship grows, so does the frenzy surrounding the Mars mission, and when secrets are revealed about ulterior motives of the program, Cal must find a way to get to the truth without hurting the people who have become most important to him.
There's no way Cal was old enough for his internship. Also, he idolized... Buzzfeed? Really? Also 2x, Cal sucks. (That's just a fact)
And we get that you live in NYC stop trying to give me unnecessary tips on which subway line to use to get to the LES. I also live in NYC, bitch, and I walk around like a god damn normal person.
Oh, also 3x - stop putting "retro" or "vintage" in front of anything older than 15 years. We know cassettes are old, you don't need to constantly be calling them "oooooo retro cassettes". Red flag #1 that whoever wrote this has no knowledge of people who actually collect antiques or visit fleas/thrift shops.
