Her richly drawn characters are believable and likable, and its not tough to want to see everyone come out a winner. A handful of stars is the final title published by treefrog games and the third entry into the unofficial a few acres of snow trilogy. She made her picture book debut with hot rod hamster, which won several awards, including the parents choice award, and is the author of the shelter pet squad chapter book series. This powerful middlegrade novel from the newbery honor author ofrules explores a friendship between a smalltown girl and the daughter of migrant workers. A handful of stars mass market paperback may 1, 1983 by barbara girion author. I like how well this author handles preteen main characters and their serious concerns about friendships, family, and the right thing to do.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Set during a harvesting season among the blueberry barrens of coastal maine, a smalltown veteran, lily, and salma, a. A handful of stars is a great read for tweens, and perfect for summertime. Cynthia lord is the awardwinning author of rules, a newbery honor book and a schneider family book award winner, as well as the critically acclaimed half a chance and a handful of stars. When lilys blind dog, lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wideopen blueberry barrens of eastern maine, its salma. There is a delightful part as the friends paint designs together, and lily, who is trying very hard, is a little putout that customers seem to enjoy salmas fanciful, imaginative designs more than hers. That doesnt seem like too much for a 184 page book. When lilys blind dog, lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wideopen blueberry barrens of eastern maine, its salma santiago who manages to catch him. Lily, an orphaned 12yearold who lives in a small eastern maine town, becomes fast friends with salma, a latina migrant worker who has come with her family to pick blueberries. Young readers will enjoy it because it has relatable characters and. A handful of stars quotes by cynthia lord goodreads. The story may be slightly formulaic, but thankfully doesnt always give into typical tropes. I think students would enjoy reading this believable book since children love animals, especially dogs. More childrens more young adult more by cynthia lord.
Lily has never given much thought to the migrant workers who harvest blueberries. His arms were full of scrolls and books that needed to be transferred back into the library and glorfindel immediately took some from his beloveds arms to lessen the burden. The cultural themes will encourage many lively discussions. The first game was the twoplayer a few acres of snow, whose main mechanisms were then reimplemented in the multiplayer mythotopia, and now a handful of stars reimplements the mechanisms from mythotopia and takes them to the vast reaches of space.
Learn a handful of stars with free interactive flashcards. The purpose of the south carolina book awards are to encourage students to read quality contemporary literature while simultaneously honoring the authors of the books. It read more like notes for a book heavy on background and minimal character development. But thats not surprising, considering that her family runs the town funeral home.
A handful of stars is a warmhearted look at friendship and being brave enough to take on challenges, while letting a few things go. A handful of stars by cynthia lord is my favorite nutmeg 2019 intermediate nominee. Goodreads members who liked a handful of stars also liked. 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.
And even though greatuncle edisto keeled over with a heart attack and greatgreataunt florentine dropped dead, just like that, six months later, comfort knows how to deal with loss, or so she thinks. Explore free books, like mother goose picture puzzles, and more browse now. May 12, 2015 well, because cynthia lords new book a handful of stars takes place in downeast maine on the blueberry barrens. I dont think theres a cynthia lord book that i dont like. A handful of stars i normally love this author but wish that i had skipped this book. An elf so much like the stars he is a like to the vala of stars herself, vanya. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her. A handful of stars by cynthia lord childrens book author. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Julie, a busy high school sophomore suddenly stricken with epilep.
A handful of stars kindle edition by lord, cynthia. Librivox recording of a handful of stars, by frank w. Handful of thoughts about a handful of stars a handful of. And if you have time, here are snippets of cynthia lords a handful of stars kickoff celebration at an elementary school 11 minutes. Though lily has spent a lot of time around blueberries, shes never seen what life is like for workers like. Choose from 500 different sets of a handful of stars flashcards on quizlet.
The daughter of migrant workers, salma has accompanied her family to the small town for the blueberrypicking season. Lilys grandma and grandpa are busy running the general store in their small maine seacoast town, and of course, lilys never known her father. A handful of stars my notes in preparation for a book club discussion. Discussion guide from the scholastic mother daughter book club. In what book does the main characters grandparents own a general store. If you liked a handful of stars by cynthia lord, here are some books like this. Book recommendations for people who like a handful of stars by cynthia lord. She made her picture book debut with hot rod hamster, which won several awards, including the parents choice award, and is the author of the shelter pet squad chapter book. So much packed into this characterrich, wellplotted novel. In what book does the main character think she looks more like her father than her mother.
Fiction this powerful middlegrade novel from the newbery honor author of rules explores a friendship between a smalltown girl and the daughter of migrant workers. Find books like a handful of stars from the worlds largest community of readers. Check the links to other middle grade novels over at shannon messengers marvelous middle grade monday post. It was a good book and i liked how salma was different and didnt care about what other people thought. The same is true of lilys grandparents, but lily misses not having a mother.
As with the first volume, a bunch of everlastings, each chapter tell a brief biography with emphasis on the text from scripture that was significant in the life of each. Other games in trilogy are a few acres of snow and mythotopia. Cynthia lord published may 26th, 2015 by scholastic. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Cynthia lord is the awardwinning author of rules, a newbery honor book and a schneider family book award winner, as well as the critically acclaimed half a chance, a handful of stars, and because of the rabbit. As a teacher, ive taught that as you read, you should stop and jot to make your reading more visible and then so you can sort. A handful of stars by cynthia lord book trailer youtube. Annemarie johansen annemarie is the protagonist of the story. Feb 07, 2016 texas bluebonnet award nominee book a handful of stars by cynthia lord.
Books similar to a handful of stars a handful of stars. This powerful middlegrade novel from the newbery honor author of rules explores a friendship between a smalltown girl and the daughter of migrant workers. A handful of stars by cynthia lord paperback book the. Sometimes life is like a long road leading from one if to another. Lily has never given much thought to the migrant workers who harvest blueberries in her maine community. Tenyearold comfort snowberger has attended 247 funerals. I like the way that the characters were set up in the book. It was quiet a coincedence how salma and lily became friends. A handful of stars 20162017 bluebonnet book trailer youtube. Should an outsider like salma really participate in the pageantand possibly win. When lucky gets loose while lily is walking him, he runs into the blueberry barrens. When lilys blind dog, lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wideopen. A handful of stars chapter 1 uniko the lord of the.
Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. A handful of stars and millions of other books are available for instant access. Reviewed in the united states on february 18, 2016. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Two young girls, lily, a local maine resident, and salma, a migrant worker, become best friends as they try save the eyesight of lucky, lilys dog. Nov 11, 2016 a handful of stars by cynthia lord is about a girl named lily and her blind dog, lucky. As someone who was 12 three years ago, and has a 12 year old brother, i can tell you a lot of mg book characters annoy me. A handful of stars my notes in preparation for a book. Well, because cynthia lords new book a handful of stars takes place. Sep 23, 2015 handful of stars 3 stars 2324 i like handful of stars a lot. Review a handful of stars middle grade fiction youtube. Materials for teachers and librarians cynthia lord. Me and my best friend ryland became friends when i got a ball for him that went into a bush.
Jun 24, 2015 i think an inherent flaw with a lot of mg books is that the characters dont sound like themselves, either older or younger. The beautiful thing about a handful of stars is how it reminds readers that being different and being brave. She is very aware of the limitations the war has put on. Sep 02, 2015 a handful of stars was also my informal twitter book clubs august book choice. A handful of stars by cynthia lord unleashing readers. Lily shows salma how the fluted top of a blueberry resembles a star, and salma confides that she is comforted. A handful of stars this powerful middlegrade novel from the newbery honor author of rules explores a friendship between a smalltown girl and the daughter of migrant workers. A handful of stars book by cynthia lord thriftbooks. He supposed it was a very apt name to call his young son. She is also the author half a chance, touch blue, and the shelter pet squad chapter book series.
Fiction this powerful middlegrade novel from the newbery honor author of rules explores a. In the book, a handful of stars, what was the prize for winning the downeast blueberry queen pageant. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a handful of stars. Editorial content for a handful of stars kidsreads. Salmas artistic creativity and gumption awaken lily to the power of imagination, the importance of embracing change and knowing when to let go of the past, and the rewards of venturing beyond ones comfort zone. A handful of stars by cynthia lord hardcover book the. Cynthia lord is the awardwinning author of rules, a newbery honor book and a schneider family book award winner. A handful of stars by cynthia lord childrens books heal. A handful of stars is a great book about two girls who find solace in a blind lab dog and learn different values and form a friendship together.
Nuanced, fully realized characters and a welldeveloped story arc distinguish this quiet, satisfying novel in which lily begins to see her life not in terms of what is missing, but rather what she has. The setting for time and place really makes it the story. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueb. In a handful of stars by cynthia lord, 12yearold lily short for tigerlily is having kind of a lonely summer. To ask other readers questions about a handful of stars, please sign up. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But i will admit, i am more of a plotjunkie kind of reader. Her richly drawn characters are believable and likable, and its not tough to. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. When lilys blind dog, lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wideopen blueberry barrens of eastern maine, its salma santiago who manages to. Its like taking the world as it is and then swirling it around to show how it could be salma.
Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small. Her best friend hannah is so obsessed with a boy that she doesnt have any time for the kinds of activities the two of them once enjoyed. A handful of stars is the last game in martin wallaces deckbuilderwith a board trilogy and also the last game of his company treefrog games he now seems to focus only on game design. The land beyond, the third and final book in the silk and song trilogy, opens in venice in 24, where johanna and company must find a new patron, a new way to earn their living, and above all a new home all of which is complicated by a cunning kidnapping, a daring rescue, a tragic death, and a brush with royalty that puts johanna and jaufre and. Newbery honor book, rules, as well as several other childrens books. Fortunately for the both of them, salma, one of the migrant workers, intercepts lucky, potentially saving his life. As i read this book, i kept thinking that sounds just like one of my students. I found i was absolutely connecting to the characters and story but having to stop and just be in awe of certain lines. Listen to a handful of stars by cynthia lord available from rakuten kobo.
The one thing that really rang out with me as i finished this book was how both characters learned so much from the other signifying that diversity amongst friends is a valuable. I thought it was incredibly unique and helped to shine a light on a side of maine that people probably dont know much about. I definitely cant think of another book with this as a setting. A handful of stars for marvelous middle grade monday. Then she meets salma santiago, and they become friends. This article was originally published in the june 2015 issue of bookpage. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. She lives in copenhagen, denmark with her mother, father, and younger sister kirsti.
A handful of stars is geared toward kids ages 8 to 12, and is perfect for independent readers as well as reading aloud at bedtime. Giving up and letting go are too very different things, lily. Watch the video for a handful of stars from nat king coles sings for two in love for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. A handful of stars by cynthia lord, paperback barnes. I dare you not to peek insidethat dog, the lone blueberry on his nose, oh my. Annemaries best friend is ellen, the girl who lives next door.
In what book does a character keep money in a jar for an important cause. Her richly drawn characters are believable and likable, and its not tough to want to see. The one thing that really rang out with me as i finished this book was how both characters learned so much from the other signifying that diversity amongst friends is a valuable gift. Click to read more about a handful of stars by lucy gillen. A handful of stars by cynthia lord when lilys dog, lucky, runs away across the blueberry barrens of maine, its salma santiago who manages to catch him.
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