Handful of stars by Lord, Cynthia 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2015)

BTSB #: 587014 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.4 MG RC: 4.3 3-5

Genres: Multicultural Family Life Animals

Subjects: Migrant labor - Fiction Latinos (U.S.) - Fiction Blind dogs - Fiction Dogs - Fiction Grandparents - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Blueberry industry - Fiction Maine - Fiction

Summary: When her blind dog slips his collar, twelve-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family is 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.

Handful of stars by Lord, Cynthia 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC ;)

BTSB #: P02978 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life Animals

Subjects: Migrant labor - Fiction Latinos (U.S.) - Fiction Blind dogs - Fiction Dogs - Fiction Grandparents - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Blueberry industry - Fiction Maine - Fiction

Summary: 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 Salma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.