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Book 2015

A handful of stars

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Language
English
Published
2015
  • Grandparent and child
  • Blind dogs
  • Grandparents
  • Juvenile fiction
  • Fiction
  • Hispanic Americans
  • Friendship
  • Hispanic American children

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.

Twelve-year-old Lily befriends Salma, a Hispanic girl whose family is in Maine for blueberry picking season, but as a local pageant approaches, the girls are confronted with the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.