A Handful of Stars
by Cynthia Lord
One afternoon, Lily's blind dog, Lucky, takes off across the blueberry barrens. Before he can run into the road, a girl lures him back with her peanut butter sandwich--and that's how Lily meets Salma Santiago.
Every summer migrant families like Salma's flock to this remote corner of Maine to work in the blueberry fields. Lily never gets to know them, since they don't stay long.
But this summer is different. Lily and Salma share a love of painting and a knowledge of loss. Salma believes in LIly's plan to save Lucky's eyesight, even when no one else does. And Salma has a plan of her own: she wants to enter the local Blueberry Queen pageant and win first prize.
No migrant worker has ever entered in the history of the pageant, and change is hard. It takes bravery and someone willing to go first
The girls' new friendship stretches all the way from the fields to the stars. Can it also give Lily the courage to stand up for herself--and Salma--in front of the entire town?
Newberry Honor-winning author Cynthia Lord takes readers on a windswept tour of Downeast Maine, all while exploring what it means to hope and to heal.
Every summer migrant families like Salma's flock to this remote corner of Maine to work in the blueberry fields. Lily never gets to know them, since they don't stay long.
But this summer is different. Lily and Salma share a love of painting and a knowledge of loss. Salma believes in LIly's plan to save Lucky's eyesight, even when no one else does. And Salma has a plan of her own: she wants to enter the local Blueberry Queen pageant and win first prize.
No migrant worker has ever entered in the history of the pageant, and change is hard. It takes bravery and someone willing to go first
The girls' new friendship stretches all the way from the fields to the stars. Can it also give Lily the courage to stand up for herself--and Salma--in front of the entire town?
Newberry Honor-winning author Cynthia Lord takes readers on a windswept tour of Downeast Maine, all while exploring what it means to hope and to heal.