Two teens find that they will essentially be switching lives... Bree will be leaving the suburbs, her school and friends to join her family as they take over a campsite in the middle of nowhere. Ally, whose family currently runs the campsite, will be moving with her family to "civilization." The story is told by Bree, Ally, and a boy, Jack, in alternating chapters. Add in Ally's longtime friend who becomes Bree's new crush, some brothers and sisters and thousands of campers, and you have an interesting book. This is great if you are interested at all in astrology and/or the sun or moon and you like realistic fiction. ( )

Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

EVERY SOUL A STAR is the story of three teens and a total solar eclipse. They are three strangers brought together by a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Ally has lived at the Moon Shadow campground for as long as she can remember. Her parents, dedicated star watchers, bought the campground when they discovered that it would be ground zero for an upcoming total solar eclipse. Over the years, they created a stargazer-friendly atmosphere and now are expecting over a thousand people to spend time at their campsites. Ally can hardly wait to welcome the crowds and observe this amazing act of nature.

Bree is into make-up, nail polish, and clothes. She keeps a scrapbook of clothes and pictures of models and studies it faithfully, since her life's dream is to become a runway model. She is incredibly popular at school and can't understand her younger sister, the science geek. Bree's life comes crashing down around her when her scientist parents announce that the family is moving to the Moon Shadow campground. They will be living there for at least the next several years, since the family currently running the place is relocating to the city. How can they be serious? Bree can't imagine life without the mall, tons of friends, and TV.

Jack is pretty much an outcast at school. He's overweight and not at all interested in sports. He's smart enough, but he'd rather listen to his music than pay attention in class. When he is offered another option instead of summer school to make up his failing grade in science, he finds himself boarding a tour bus filled with science nerds all headed to the country to witness some crazy eclipse.

Author Wendy Mass works her magic as she intertwines the lives of Ally, Bree, and Jack. Using alternating chapters, she tells the stories of the three teens as they become forever connected by an eclipse. She successfully captures the frustrations of her characters as they meet the challenges of their changing lives. Her descriptions as they experience the rare total solar eclipse will have readers Googling to see if they will ever be close enough to witness such a spectacle. ( )

Ally lives at the Moon Shadow, an astrological campground, and has been waiting her entire life for this summer, when the solar eclipse will be best viewed from the Moon Shadow. Nothing can go wrong... until she finds out her parents have sold the campground and are planning to move back to Civilization.

Bree is devoted to becoming a fashion model, and couldn't care less about the eclipse, or the stupid campground her parents have bought and are cruelly forcing her to move to.

Jack, doomed to summer school because of a failed science class, is given the opportunity to visit the Moon Shadow as a scientific assistant in place of summer school.

Told in alternating chapters, Every Soul a Star is a coming of age story about three wildly different teenagers who discover a few things about themselves, each other, and the sky above. ( )

Ally loves living at the Moon Shadow campground in the middle of nowhere. Now thousands of people are coming to see a total solar eclipse. Bree hopes to become a fashion model, and has no interest in living in the middle of nowhere. Both their lives and their attitudes are about to change. ( )

Three teenagers at a campground on the night of a historic eclipse of the sun: despite their differences, they become linked but it’s not an easy process.