Keeping Safe the Stars by Sheila O'connor

Keeping Safe the Stars by Sheila O'connor

When crisis hits, a young girl becomes the only one left to take care of her family

Pride, Nightingale and Baby are the Stars. Orphaned and living with their grandfather, Old Finn, in rural Minnesota, the children, like their grandfather, are wary of outsiders. They believe, as Old Finn taught them, in self-reliance.

But then Old Finn falls seriously ill and is taken to the hospital all the way in Duluth, leaving the children to fend for themselves. Pride, as oldest, assumes the lead. Though she makes mistakes, she keeps them afloat; they even earn money for the bus trip to Duluth. But when they finally see Old Finn, he can't walk or even say his own name, and Pride knows her days of keeping safe the Stars are drawing to a close. Self-reliance can't make Old Finn well again. But maybe, just maybe, a secret from Old Finn's past might make a way for them to stay together after all.

A poignant story about family and love, Sheila O'Connor has delivered another extraordinary and mesmerizing tale.

Sheila O'Connor lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sparrow Road is her debut work for children.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9780399254598
ISBN 10	0399254595
Titel	Keeping Safe the Stars
Autor	Sheila O'connor
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	G.p. Putnam's Sons Books For Young Readers
Erscheinungsjahr	2012-10-11
Seitenanzahl	304
Preise	Winner of Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (Children's Literature) 2013, Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Children's) 2014, Short-listed for Northeastern Minnesota Book Award (Children's Literature) 2012
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.