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A Handful of Stars

Cynthia Lord

When Lily’s blind dog, Lucky, runs away across Maine’s blueberry barrens, Salma Santiago catches him. Salma is in town with her migrant-worker family for the blueberry-picking season. The girls become friends and paint bee boxes for Lily’s grandfather. Later, with Lily’s support, Salma enters the local Blueberry Queen contest, becoming its first migrant child contestant. Their friendship changes Lily’s summer while bringing her closer to Salma’s experiences.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
681L
ATOS Book Level
4.4
AR Interest Level
MG
AR Points
5
Word Count
32676
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
P
Themes
Animals · Family · Friendship · Immigration And Migration · Racism And Prejudice
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Published
May 9, 2017
Pages
192
ISBN-13
9780545700283
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2016Fiction for Children
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