Every Soul a Star

Every Soul a Star is a stand-alone novel by Wendy Mass.

Summary
At Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, thousands have gathered to catch a glimpse of a rare and extraordinary total eclipse of the sun. It's also were three lives are about to be changed forever:

Ally likes the simple things in life--labyrinths, star-gazing, and comet-hunting. Her home, the Moon Shadow campground, is a part of who she is, and she refuses to imagine it any other way.

Popular and gorgeous (everybody says so), Bree is a future homecoming queen for sure. Bree wears her beauty like a suit of armor. But what is she trying to hide?

Overweight and awkward, Jack is used to spending a lot of time alone. But when opportunity knocks, he finds himself in situations he never would have imagined and making friends in the most unexpected situations.

Told from three distinct voices and perspectives, Wendy Mass weaves an intricate and compelling story about strangers coming together, unlikely friendships, and finding one's place in the universe.

Characters
Ally: Ally is a 12 year old girl that lives in the middle of nowhere, according to her. She has a little brother Kenny, and she lives with him and her parents at Moon Shadow Campground. She looked up to her grandfather and inherited his love of astronomy. Her only friend outside of her family is Ryan, who she knew since they were very young.

Bree: Bree is an extremeley popular girl, in the 'A clique' of her school. She wants to be a fashion designer when she's older, and is concious about her popularity. She is brought to Moon Shadow from her parent's interest as scientists.

Jack: Jack is a clumsy and slightly large boy who likes to draw aliens and hang out in his treehouse all day. He does not do good in school because of his tendency to doodle and not pay attention. He is sent to Moon Shadow Campground as credit for summer school in science.

Ryan: Ryan has known Ally since he was very young. He loves science, but does not tell his friends at school in case he gets teased. He likes Ally, but not in a romantic way.

Trivia

 * Wendy Mass did a lot of research on astronomy
 * Wendy Mass had help from SETI for the Unusuals at Moon Shadow for research