Books with title A Shining Star

When you’re a showman, sometimes it is hard to decide exactly which breed is your favorite! Sarah began showing Brahman cattle, but wants to expand her horizons and add a second breed of cattle to her show string. In this book, read how Sarah and her family travel to Indiana to buy a Shorthorn heifer, named Star. Star is different than any other calf Sarah has ever shown! Learn how Sarah and her family prepare for the great Fort Worth Stock Show with “Star” the Shorthorn heifer!

"Mommy, please don't go!" Every working mom experiences that moment -- that time when your child looks you in the eyes and begs you to stay home but you know you have to head to work. How do you show your kids you love them even though you have to head out the door? As a mom of two with a full time career, author Neha Das has been there and experienced the heartbreak that can come when you have to balance your obligations at home and at work. "My Shining Star" was written as a tool to help empower her daughters and show them that her passion for her career did not diminish her love for them in any way. This book helps kids - and their moms! - navigate those complex emotions and come to a better understanding.

In a small mountain village, a young girl named Shining is born. As she grows, Shining runs, plays, and smiles like other children, but she does so silently. The villagers fear and shun her, but Shining remains silent and waits for the right moment, and for the right sound, to come--a sound so true, it will win the hearts of her people . . . and win Shining her rightful place as their leader. Newbery Honor author Julius Lester has created a powerful tale about the importance of remaining true to one's self and finding one's voice. John Clapp's luminous paintings add a breathtaking dimension to Shining, a character as distinct and enchanting as the world she inhabits. Notes by the author and the illustrator supplement the text.

When you're surrounded by stars, how can you shine?Everywhere she turns, Adina Weiss is surrounded by talent -- an artistic sister, musical brothers and capable, organized parents.But Adina...?''No special talent there,'' she overhears her cousin comment one day, and suddenly it hits her -- her cousin is right.Desperate, Adina grasps at every opportunity to shine and make her mark. But will anyone ever notice her special glow, when everyone around her shines so brightly?

Ashling Darrow opens a door and makes a choice to save her world from the Darkness that rises in the distance. That choice will bring her to a marvelous place, full of hope and light and, for the first time in her life, friendship. But Welterra is no safe land; it is thick with dangers and doubts that call for more courage than she has ever dreamed of having. Now that Ashling has chosen to save it, she must find that courage somewhere - or be destroyed.

Have you ever done anything embarrassing, noble but embarrassing, and been caught doing it? Nur Kartika is a new 7th grade Jr. High school student in a new city who has done just that. Her great and noble deed is caught on camera and the video posted on YouTube. The videos of her actions go viral and suddenly she is propelled into the national spotlight. Nur, who has her own dark past already at her young age, and secrets she would rather not have exposed to anyone, has them now aired in the national media. Yet, she has a message to share, learned the hard way from her past mistakes that she feels is more important than her embarrassment. With her new found 15 minutes of fame, she has the opportunity to do something more, or let it go and be forgotten by the next big media frenzy. Utilizing the talents she has, and with the new friends she has made, she takes on the challenges of overcoming the violence and bullying she experiences. She seeks to create something beautiful and inspirational from the darkness, especially the darkness she holds inside herself. It is time to believe in herself, ready or not, and live up to her namesake, and be a light from a shining star.

Here is a story replete with Native American traditions and information. Shining Star is a ten-year-old Comanche girl. By spending time with her and her family, sharing the events of their days and community interactions, the reader learns about ceremonies, lore, daily living, interdependence of tribal members, and the notion of the tribe above one. For The People to be strong, bravery is a must, and Shining Star's goal is to overcome her dread of lightning. Ever since she was hit by lightning five years ago, thunderstorms have traumatized her and she has hidden her fear because The People are afraid of nothing. Death is a part of life: tribal members will pass on, animals yield food and clothing. As Grandfather tells us, "It is not death we fear, but meeting death bravely--Only the rocks live forever." Woven into Shining Star's story is a fabric of many pieces of information: tipi making and moving; foods and diet; buffalo hunting; arrow making; tanning hides; courtship; horse raids; scalping; stories of the elders; power of the number 4; the dream walker; the contrary man; closed face; war paint--and more.