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When the Stars Wrote Back by Trista Mateer

When the Stars Wrote Back

Poems

Poems

Poems

Poems

By Trista Mateer
Illustrated by Jessica Cruickshank

By Trista Mateer
Illustrated by Jessica Cruickshank

By Trista Mateer
Illustrated by Jessica Cruickshank

By Trista Mateer
Illustrated by Jessica Cruickshank

By Trista Mateer
Illustrated by Jessica Cruickshank

By Trista Mateer
Illustrated by Jessica Cruickshank

By Trista Mateer

By Trista Mateer

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Jun 02, 2020 | ISBN 9780593172674 | Young Adult

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    About When the Stars Wrote Back

    In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Light Filters In, this compilation of short, powerful poems from Instagram sensation Trista Mateer shines beauty and insight into relationships, love, growing up, and learning to cope.

    This hardcover collection features completely new material, plus some fan favorites from Trista’s account. Filled with colored original artwork from Jess Cruickshank, this powerful collection unpacks how to heal from trauma, explores love in many forms, and empowers you to love yourself and take up the space you deserve.

    BIG BANG THEORY
    what happens if we collide?
    will it feel like atoms bursting?
    will it burn like light?
    will your hands feel the same as other people’s hands?
    will the whole world change if we touch?
    do you want to find out?

    About When the Stars Wrote Back

    In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Light Filters In, this compilation of short, powerful poems from Instagram sensation Trista Mateer shines beauty and insight into relationships, love, growing up, and learning to cope.

    This hardcover collection features completely new material, plus some fan favorites from Trista’s account. Filled with colored original artwork from Jess Cruickshank, this powerful collection unpacks how to heal from trauma, explores love in many forms, and empowers you to love yourself and take up the space you deserve.

    BIG BANG THEORY
    what happens if we collide?
    will it feel like atoms bursting?
    will it burn like light?
    will your hands feel the same as other people’s hands?
    will the whole world change if we touch?
    do you want to find out?

    About When the Stars Wrote Back

    In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Light Filters In, this compilation of short, powerful poems from Instagram sensation Trista Mateer shines beauty and insight into relationships, love, growing up, and learning to cope.

    This hardcover collection features completely new material, plus some fan favorites from Trista’s account. Filled with colored original artwork from Jess Cruickshank, this powerful collection unpacks how to heal from trauma, explores love in many forms, and empowers you to love yourself and take up the space you deserve.

    BIG BANG THEORY
    what happens if we collide?
    will it feel like atoms bursting?
    will it burn like light?
    will your hands feel the same as other people’s hands?
    will the whole world change if we touch?
    do you want to find out?

    About When the Stars Wrote Back

    In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Light Filters In, this compilation of short, powerful poems from Instagram sensation Trista Mateer shines beauty and insight into relationships, love, growing up, and learning to cope.

    This hardcover collection features completely new material, plus some fan favorites from Trista’s account. Filled with colored original artwork from Jess Cruickshank, this powerful collection unpacks how to heal from trauma, explores love in many forms, and empowers you to love yourself and take up the space you deserve.

    BIG BANG THEORY
    what happens if we collide?
    will it feel like atoms bursting?
    will it burn like light?
    will your hands feel the same as other people’s hands?
    will the whole world change if we touch?
    do you want to find out?

    About Trista Mateer

    Trista Mateer is a writer and artist who used to move three times a year but has finally settled down by the sea in New Jersey with some cats and some poets. She won the Goodreads Choice Award for poetry… More about Trista Mateer

    About Trista Mateer

    Trista Mateer is a writer and artist who used to move three times a year but has finally settled down by the sea in New Jersey with some cats and some poets. She won the Goodreads Choice Award for poetry… More about Trista Mateer

    About Trista Mateer

    Trista Mateer is a writer and artist who used to move three times a year but has finally settled down by the sea in New Jersey with some cats and some poets. She won the Goodreads Choice Award for poetry… More about Trista Mateer

    About Trista Mateer

    Trista Mateer is a writer and artist who used to move three times a year but has finally settled down by the sea in New Jersey with some cats and some poets. She won the Goodreads Choice Award for poetry… More about Trista Mateer

    Product Details

    Category: Poetry | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $14.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Jun 02, 2020 | 208 Pages | 5 x 8 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593172674

    Category: Poetry | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Jun 02, 2020 | 208 Pages | 5 x 8 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593172681

    Category: Poetry | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Jun 02, 2020 | 208 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593172698

    Category: Poetry | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $5.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Jun 02, 2020 | 30 Minutes | Young Adult | ISBN 9780593213544

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    “Understated grayscale drawings and handwritten phrases mesh well with verses that move with fluidity across the pages.”–Kirkus Reviews

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