How We Named the Stars

In Andrés N. Ordorica’s debut novel, a scholarship student named Daniel de La Luna navigates love, loss, and self-discovery as he attends an elite East Coast university and later explores his family’s roots in México. His relationship with his roommate, Sam, evolves amidst personal challenges, leading him to confront profound questions about identity, heritage, and forgiveness. Touching on themes of heartache and redemption, the story captures a young man’s journey to understand who he is and who he can become.