A Handful of Stars

Lord, Cynthia

A Handful of Stars Cynthia Lord. - First edition. - 184 pages ; 22 cm

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.

9780545700276 (hbk.) 0545700272 (hbk.)

2014029526


Children of migrant laborers--Juvenile fiction
Hispanic American children--Juvenile fiction
Blind dogs--Juvenile fiction
Grandparent and child--Juvenile fiction
Friendship--Juvenile fiction
Blueberry industry--Juvenile fiction
Migrant labor--Fiction
Hispanic Americans--Fiction
Blind dogs--Fiction
Dogs--Fiction
Grandparents--Fiction
Friendship--Fiction
Blueberry industry--Fiction


Maine--Juvenile fiction
Maine--Fiction

PZ7.L87734 / Han 2015

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