A handful of stars / Cynthia Lord.
by Lord, Cynthia [author.].
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BookPublisher: New York : Scholastic Press, [2015]Edition: First edition.Description: 184 pages ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780545700276.Subject(s): Children of migrant laborers -- Juvenile fiction | Hispanic American children -- Juvenile fiction | Blind dogs -- Juvenile fiction | Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Blueberry industry -- Juvenile fiction | Migrant labor -- Fiction | Hispanic Americans -- Fiction | Blind dogs -- Fiction | Dogs -- Fiction | Grandparents -- Fiction | Friendship -- Fiction | Blueberry industry -- Fiction | Maine -- Juvenile fiction | Maine -- FictionDDC classification: [Fic] | 813.6 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 Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.
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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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