All the Way Around the Sun

All the Way Around the SunAll the Way Around the Sun by XiXi Tian
on September 30, 2025
ISBN: 0063086077
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Young Adult
Source: MSL Book Review
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four-stars

“All the Way Around the Sun” is a young adult realistic fiction novel by Xixi Tian. The book follows Stella Chen as she looks at colleges. Her brother passed away unexpectedly while at college months ago and she is still grieving. Her parents need to go to China to help family, so Stella visits the colleges with her ex-best friend, Alan. The book switches in timelines between Stella’s years with her Nai Nai and brother and her life now. Tian handles the high emotional stakes in this coming-of-age story deftly, dealing with family dynamics, identity, and grief. A suggested purchase for YA collections.

Reviewed by Kate Radke, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, ME.

four-stars