{"id":13931,"date":"2023-06-28T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=13931"},"modified":"2023-06-28T12:26:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:26:43","slug":"traverse-a-wilderness-of-stars-to-save-humanity-by-shea-ernshaw-ya-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=13931","title":{"rendered":"Traverse A WILDERNESS OF STARS to save humanity, by Shea Ernshaw (YA book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14070\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?attachment_id=14070\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a-wilderness-of-stars-9781665900249_xlg.jpg?fit=596%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"596,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"a-wilderness-of-stars-9781665900249_xlg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a-wilderness-of-stars-9781665900249_xlg.jpg?fit=596%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a-wilderness-of-stars-9781665900249_xlg.jpg?resize=352%2C531&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"book cover of A Wilderness of Stars, by Shea Ernshaw. Published by Simon &amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers | recommended on BooksYALove.com\" class=\"wp-image-14070\" width=\"352\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a-wilderness-of-stars-9781665900249_xlg.jpg?w=596&amp;ssl=1 596w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a-wilderness-of-stars-9781665900249_xlg.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/booksyalove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/a-wilderness-of-stars-9781665900249_xlg.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>An unmistakable omen, <br>Time to leave safety, <br>Time to find the stars&#8217; secrets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every night, Vega and Mom talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advnture.com\/how-to\/navigate-by-the-stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all the stars they can see<\/a> from their secluded valley, including the constellation tattooed on the teen&#8217;s neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Vega sees a dreadful omen in the skies and Mom dies, it&#8217;s time to go away &#8211; for Vega is the last Astronomer and must find the Architect to save their world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, they can find a cure for the fast-spreading sickness that takes sight and hearing before death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If she can stay clear of the star-branded Theorists who believe the Astronomer can help them end the world quickly\u2026 <br>If that young man truly knows where to find the Architect\u2026 <br>If the Architect and the Astronomer can get to the sea\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hunted by Theorists, going quietly around dusty near-ghost towns where her face is on wanted posters, Vega moves quickly with teens Cricket and Noah, now the Last Architect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vega&#8217;s affection for Noah grows as they travel stealthily across the hostile wilderness toward the sea, even as she worries about the secrets of his past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/oral-tradition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">knowledge &#8211; passed down orally<\/a> for generations &#8211; be accurate enough to save their world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**kmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book info<\/strong>: A Wilderness of Stars \/ Shea Ernshaw. Simon &amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheaernshaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">author site<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/A-Wilderness-of-Stars\/Shea-Ernshaw\/9781665900249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unmistakable omen, Time to leave safety, Time to find the stars&#8217; secrets. Every night, Vega and Mom talk about all the stars they can see from their secluded valley, including the constellation tattooed on the teen&#8217;s neck. 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