A review by shirleytupperfreeman
Connect the Stars by Marisa de los Santos, David Teague

This middle grade novel requires some suspension of disbelief but the feelings about friendship ring true. The story is told in alternating voices which were so similar I often mixed them up. Aaron's special 'gift' is a photographic memory. Audrey's special 'gift' is the ability to know for sure when someone is lying. Both gifts interfere with friendships. Aaron and Audrey, and a group of other quirky kids, meet at a desert survival camp. All are transformed by the experience. Kids who want their stories to be realistic might balk at some parts of this story but kids who want and need to think about friendship will find things to love.