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May 26, 2015 · A Handful of Stars. Cynthia Lord. 4.15. 5,777 ratings809 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Middle Grade & Children's (2015) This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of Rules explores a friendship between a small-town girl and the daughter of migrant workers.
This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of RULES explores a friendship between a small-town girl and the daughter of migrant workers. When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, it's Salma Santiago who manages to catch him.
May 26, 2015 · Gr 4–6—Two girls from seemingly different backgrounds bond over a blind dog and blueberries in Lord's latest heartwarmer. Lily lives in Maine, raised by her maternal grandparents, Mémère and Pépère. Her black lab, Lucky, is her strongest connection to her deceased mother.
- Cynthia Lord
Jan 1, 2015 · After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather, and Salma's friendship transforms Lily's summer. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, they'll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging.
May 26, 2015 · A Handful of Stars. Cynthia Lord. Scholastic Inc., May 26, 2015 - Juvenile Fiction - 192 pages. This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of RULES explores a...
Jul 15, 2015 · A Handful of Stars. Audio CD – July 15, 2015. Set during a harvesting season among the blueberry barrens of coastal Maine, a small-town veteran, Lily, and Salma, a Hispanic migrant worker forge an unexpected friendship which leaves them both forever changed.
- Cynthia Lord
A Handful of Stars. Cynthia Lord. Scholastic, Incorporated, 2017 - Juvenile Fiction - 184 pages. This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of Rules explores a...
May 9, 2017 · Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season. After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lily’s grandfather, and Salma’s friendship transforms Lily’s summer.
May 9, 2017 · When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, it's Salma Santiago who manages to catch him. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season.
Jan 16, 2020 · 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 ...
