A 2019BooklistEditor's ChoiceA 2019Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the YearA 2019Parents Magazine Best Children's Books of the YearRyan Andrews'sThis Was Our Pact is an astonishing, magical-realist adventure story for middle-grade readers.It's the night of the annual Autumn Equinox Festival, when the town gathers to float paper lanterns down the river. Legend has it that after drifting out of sight, they'll soar off to the Milky Way and turn into brilliant stars, but could that