Sozo, an Omen girl reviled as a monster, has to hide the truth of who she is in order to fly in the Decade-Race of stars and win a wish. The penalty, should she be discovered, is death. Through it all, she meets Naqi — a talented boy and fellow competitor, a boy full of sunshine and laughs. And in the days leading up to the fateful race, as Naqi teaches Sozo words and joys she was never allowed, she begins to question: How far is she willing to go for the sake of her wish? Who is she willing to hurt in order to win? For how long can she maintain her lies, especially with Naqi? When Sozo is given an ultimatum, she has to choose: betray her Omen people, or betray the people who are slowly, surely, becoming like a family to her. --- WATTYS AWARD 2020 "Bar none, this was [Senior Editorial Specialist] Amanda's absolute favourite read from the Wattys this year. It makes you cry, just from pure, uncontainable joy, and the ending kept us reading until nearly 6am. Everything about this story is beautiful. We were astounded that anyone could create something so magnificent and moving and magical. This level of storytelling mastery will never not blow us away."