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  • A Handful of Stars

    Cynthia Lord

    Paperback (Scholastic Press, May 9, 2017)
    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. 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. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, they'll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant -- and possibly win?Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this is a gorgeous new novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord that tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love.
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  • A Handful of Stars

    Cynthia Lord

    eBook (Scholastic Inc., May 26, 2015)
    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. 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. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant-and possibly win?Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this is a gorgeous new novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord that tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love.
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  • A Handful of Stars

    Cynthia Lord

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, May 26, 2015)
    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. 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. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant-and possibly win?Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this gorgeous novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love.
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  • A Handful of Stars

    Rafik Schami, R. Lesser

    Paperback (Puffin Books, )
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  • A Hand Full of Stars

    Rafik Schami

    language (Interlink Books, Dec. 28, 2012)
    Experience a wonderfully complex world of characters and cultures as you explore modern Damascus with a spirited teenage boy.Amid the turmoil of modern Da­mascus, one teenage boy finds his political voice in a message of re­bellion that echoes throughout Syria and as far away as Western Europe. Inspired by his dearest friend, old Uncle Salim, he begins a journal to record his thoughts and impressions of family, friends, life at school, and his growing feelings for his girlfriend, Nadia. Soon the hidden diary be­comes more than just a way to re­member his daily adventures; on its pages he explores his frustration with the government injustices he witnesses. His courage and ingenuity finally find an outlet when he and his friends begin a subversive under­ground newspaper.Warmed by a fine sense of humor, this novel is at once a moving love story and a passionate testimony to the difficult and committed actions being taken by young people around the world. This book is not only suited for teenagers, it is also quite exciting to read for adults!
  • A Hand Full of Stars

    Rafik Schami, Translated by Rika Lesser

    Paperback (Interlink Pub Group, May 22, 2012)
    Amid the turmoil of modern Damascus, one teenage boy finds his political voice in a message of rebellion that echoes throughout Syria and as far away as Western Europe. Inspired by his dearest friend, old Uncle Salim, he begins a journal to record his thoughts and impressions of family, friends, life at school, and his growing feelings for his girlfriend, Nadia. Soon the hidden diary becomes more than just a way to remember his daily adventures; on its pages he explores his frustration with the government injustices he witnesses. His courage and ingenuity finally find an outlet when he and his friends begin a subversive underground newspaper. Warmed by a fine sense of humor, this novel is at once a moving love story and a passionate testimony to the difficult and committed actions being taken by young people around the world.
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  • A Handful Of Stars

    Cynthia Lord

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 30, 2017)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. 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.
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  • A Hand Full of Stars

    Rafik Schami, Rika Lessker

    Hardcover (Dutton Books for Young Readers, March 22, 1990)
    A teenager who wants to be a journalist in a suppressed society describes to his diary his daily life in his hometown of Damascus, Syria.
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  • A Hand Full of Stars

    Rafik Schami, Rika Lessker

    Mass Market Paperback (Puffin Books, Aug. 1, 1992)
    A teenager who wants to be a journalist in a suppressed society describes to his diary his daily life in his hometown of Damascus, Syria
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  • A Handful of Seeds

    Monica Hughes, Luis Garay

    Hardcover (Fitzhenry and Whiteside, April 1, 1993)
    One sad day, Grandmother died. "You cannot stay here," said the man who owned the land. "I have a family ready to move in." Young Concepcion has no choice but to move to the [barrio] of the nearby city. There she meets children who, in order to survive, must steal the food they eat. But Concepcion has a plan. With back-breaking work she plants a garden amid the rubble, using her grandmother's legacy: a handful of chili, corn and bean seeds. But her garden is destroyed. Will she have the strength to begin again? Monica Hughes's powerful story is complemented perfectly by the paintings of Luis Garay, a young Nicaraguan artist. Sharon, Lois and Bram provide a moving introduction. Published in collaboration with UNICEF Canada, A Handful of Seeds offers a message of hope on behalf of the thirty million children worldwide who live on the streets of their cities.
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  • A Handful of Stories

    Curtis Lyon

    eBook (Mini Sparta Publishing Group, June 6, 2012)
    A small anthology of stories by Curtis Lyon: Addiction (Sci-fi), No One Will Know (Suspense/Fantasy), A Willing Hero (Urban Fantasy), and Fade Away (YA). The short story, Fade Away, is an American Voices nominee for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
  • A Handful of Seeds

    Monica Hughes, Luis Garay

    Hardcover (Orchard Books, March 1, 1996)
    Forced to leave their farm after Grandmother dies, Concepcion and her family move to the city, a forbidding and hostile place, until Concepcion comes up with a way to tend her grandmother's legacy, a collection of seeds.
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