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A Handful of Stars by Lord, Cynthia |
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AR Quiz # (Quiz Name): 174049 (Handful of Stars)
Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grade Point Value: 5.0 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 and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life. |
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