Under the Same Stars: A Good Morning America Book Club Pick

Instant New York Times Bestseller • A USA Today Bestseller An Indie Bestseller A Good Morning America Book Club Pick • Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee • An Audible Best Audiobook of the Year • A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year

"Under the Same Stars will leave you shattered and wildly hopeful."
—E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud

"Stirring and absolutely unforgettable" —Samira Ahmed, New York Times-bestselling author of Internment and Hollow Fires

"Full of banter, romance, humor and a little bit of magic" —Gayle Forman, author of Not Nothing and After Life

From New York Times-bestselling and Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray comes a propulsive historical mystery that examines truth, rebellion, reconciliation, and what must be sacrificed for a better world.

It was said that if you write to the Bridegroom’s Oak, the love of your life will answer back. Now, the tree is giving up its secrets at last.

In 1940s Germany, Sophie is excited to discover a message waiting for her in the Bridegroom's Oak from a mysterious suitor. Meanwhile, her best friend, Hanna, is sending messages too—but not to find love. As World War II unfolds in their small town of Kleinwald, the oak may hold the key to resistance against the Nazis.

In 1980s West Germany, American teen transplant Jenny feels suffocated by her strict parents and is struggling to fit in. Until she finds herself falling for Lena, a punk-rock girl hell-bent on tearing down the wall separating West Germany from East Germany, and meeting Frau Hermann, a kind old lady with secrets of her own.

In Spring 2020, New York City, best friends Miles and Chloe are slogging through the last few months of senior year when an unexpected package from Chloe’s grandmother leads them to investigate a cold case about two unidentified teenagers who went missing under the Bridegroom’s Oak eighty years ago.


This edition includes gorgeous stained edges!

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Published Feb 4, 2025

480 pages

Average rating: 6.79

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NinjaNeo
Dec 23, 2025
10/10 stars
Amazingly surprised, although it's Libba Bray. Why would I be surprised to love yet another one of her books?? This was very empowering and motivational, but also quite educational! We shift POVs from characters in different time periods (1940s Germany, 1980 Berlin, and 2020 New York). They're all somehow connected to a mysterious tree rumored through myths to have magical abilities. The mystery is not only in the connection, but discovering the true story behind two missing teens in the winter of 1941. The educational part? Learning more about how the Nazi regime worked in disappearing people, along with an inside perspective of East & West Berlin while they were still divided by the Berlin Wall. I've filled two pages in my reading journal with powerful quotes that encourage activism & hope. Not only is my book signed, but above her signature Libba added: "Resistance + Love = Hope"
GetLit_Corrie
Sep 22, 2025
Did not finish.

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