A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of Rules explores a friendship between a small-town girl and the daughter of migrant workers.When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, it's Salma Santiago who manages to catch him. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season. After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather, and Salma's friendship transforms Lily's summer. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, they'll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant -- and possibly win?Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this is a gorgeous new novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord that tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love.Cynthia Lord is the author of the critically praised Half a Chance, A Handful of Stars, and Because of the Rabbit, as well as the Newbery Honor Book and Schneider Family Book Award winner Rules. She is the author of the Shelter Pet Squad chapter book series and made her picture-book debut with Hot Rod Hamster, which won multiple honors, including the Parents' Choice Award. Her family and she live in Maine. Her website is cynthialord.com.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780545700283 |
| ISBN 10 | 0545700280 |
| Title | A Handful of Stars |
| Author | Cynthia Lord |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
| Year published | 2017-05-09 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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