A Handful of Stars

Author: Cynthia Lord
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545700299
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
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.

A Handful of Stars

Author: Barbara Girion
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
ISBN:
Category : Epilepsy
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
Julie, a busy high school sophomore suddenly stricken with epileptic seizures, must learn to live with her condition as the doctors attempt to control it through medication.

A Handful of Stars: Texts That Have Moved Great Minds

Author: Frank Boreham
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
A Handful of Stars' by F.W. Boreham is a collection of inspiring stories about British Christian heroes and the Bible verses that transformed their lives. The book's earnest tones come from a genuine place of ardency and conviction for the gospel, making it an infectious read. The book features 22 chapters on historical figures such as William Penn, Robinson Crusoe, and Catherine Booth and their life-changing texts. Whether read for personal inspiration or as part of a study, 'A Handful of Stars' is a Christian book that will leave a lasting impression on readers.

Handful of Stars

Author: Helene Saucedo
Publisher: Harper Design
ISBN: 9780062899361
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Packaged in a deluxe keepsake box, Handful of Stars by hand analyst Helene Saucedo is a beautifully illustrated, step-by-step guide to the ancient art of palmistry with a novel twist. Preprinted perforated sheets designed by Saucedo especially for the book—along with a a nontoxic ink pad, ink roller, and gel pen—enable readers to create a palm print and record notations on a single sheet of paper. Informative and entertaining, this unique volume appeals to novice hand analysts and makes a great gift for inquisitive minds of all ages.

A Handful of Dust

Author: Evelyn Waugh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description

A Handful of Summers

Author: Gordon Forbes
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0143527908
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 358

Book Description
A cult classic, from an era populated by the most colourful tennis players of all time, A Handful of Summers is an uninhibited account of adventures on the tennis circuits of the world. More about the hilarious escapades of players than the game itself, the book begins with a short series of vignettes from Forbes' childhood on a Cape farm, then takes the reader on a tennis tour - into locker rooms and restaurants, narrow streets and small hotels, and onwards to the lawns of Wimbledon and the caramel coloured clays of Roland Garros.

A Handful of Time

Author: Kit Pearson
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143186353
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150

Book Description
When Patricia's mother sends her to her cousins' cottage for the summer, Patricia doesn't want to go. She doesn't know her cousins at all, and she's never been good at camping or canoeing, let alone making new friends.

A Handful of Stars

Author: Ruby Dhal
Publisher: Ajmeet Dhal
ISBN: 9781527240988
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
A Handful of Stars is a journey of courage and resilience that readers take from falling to healing, realising along the way that the journey is not going to be easy. The book branches over various themes from love, heartbreak, loss and womanhood to self-love, revival and healing.

A Handful of Darkness

Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction in English
Languages : en
Pages : 252

Book Description

Written in the Stars

Author: Aisha Saeed
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
ISBN: 0399171703
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
"Naila's vacation to visit relatives in Pakistan turns into a nightmare when she discovers her parents want to force her to marry a man she's never met"--