Pollard Memorial Library (Lowell)

A handful of stars, Cynthia Lord

Label
A handful of stars, Cynthia Lord
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
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resource.interestAgeLevel
8 years and up
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
A handful of stars
Music parts
not applicable
Oclc number
913835526
Responsibility statement
Cynthia Lord
Summary
When her blind dog slips his collar, twelve-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather--but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life
Target audience
pre adolescent
Transposition and arrangement
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Classification
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