A Handful of Stars
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780545700276
Pages
184 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
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.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Legal guardianship; grandparents raising grandchild
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Hispanic
Family Formation
multi-generational
Awards
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 2016, Commended Title
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
Goodreads Choice Award, 2015, Nominee, Middle Grade
Keywords
blind dogs; friendship; blueberries; grandparents; Hispanics; migrant labor
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Lord, Cynthia, "A Handful of Stars" (2015). Diverse Families. 824.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/824