The Gravity of Us 

      by Phil Stamper 

The Gravity of Us is a boy meets boy novel about Cal, a teen from Brooklyn with a flourishing presence on social media.  His goal is to become a reporter, and truth in reporting as well as concern for the people behind the reports are his focus.  When Cal's father is accepted by NASA's upcoming Mars' Mission, the family is uprooted to Texas within three days.  Cal's plans are dashed.  In Texas, however, Cal meets Leon, the handsome son of one of the astronauts.  As their relationship develops, Cal also finds ways to continue his social media reporting which, ultimately, helps promote NASA's plans.  This book would be of interest to anyone who loves reading about the space program, social media ethics, LGBTQIA+ topics, and cassette collectors.  My favorite quotation from the book: "Don't aim to fix people.  Fixing seems so permanent, so absolute.  Like there's no room for error.  Aim to make things better" (Kindle version, 257).