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| Solar corona of 1893 eclipse from Popular Science Vol. 60 |
Honestly, there really is no running theme to these books other than they feature astronomical bodies in the titles, but is there ever a bad time for a book list? I don’t think so. They also happen to be books Tanita and/or I enjoyed and reviewed here on the blog. If you’re looking for some eclipse-worthy reading, put on your special dork, I mean dark, glasses and check these out! Meanwhile, I’ll be in a car, probably stuck in traffic, driving up through Oregon hoping to witness the real deal…
In no particular order:
Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass (MG fiction; this one is actually about a solar eclipse!)
Black Hole Sun, Invisible Sun, and Shadow on the Sun by David Macinnis Gill (action-packed sci-fi)
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (nothing whatsoever to do with eclipses that I remember)
The Midnighters trilogy by Scott Westerfeld (a good, scary read)
Horizon by Patti Larsen (more sci-fi)
Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani (wonderful indie fantasy)
The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells (cool YA shapeshifting fantasy)
Jumping Off the Planet by David Gerrold (wicked cool overlooked sci-fi)
Under the Dusty Moon by Suzanne Sutherland (girl’s mom in a band)
The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer (4th book of Life As We Knew It)
Shadows on the Moon by Zoe Marriott (Asian-American themed fantasy)
Under a Blood Red Moon by Lu Sylvan (pirate apprentices novella)
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (MG historical fiction)
The White Road of the Moon by Rachel Neumeier (fantasy and friendship)
Tiger Moon by Antonia Michaelis (South Asian fairytale themes)
The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White (modern-day Egyptian gods)
Mirror in the Sky by Aditi Khorana (a message from space!)
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel (airships)
What a fun idea! Hope you got to see something.
We did!! Ran into surprisingly little traffic on the way in, stayed in Grants Pass "overnight" and got up fiendishly early to drive to the totality zone. We ended up finding a pretty good side street to park on (along with several dozen of our new best friends). It was amazing! Then we jetted out of there shortly after totality. 😀
Awesome list! I've read a few of them (Airborne is a favourite of mine!), but you make them all sound so appealing. Think I might start with the wicked cool overlooked sci-fi!