Keeping Safe the Stars Contributor(s): O'Connor, Sheila (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142427586 ISBN-13: 9780142427583 Publisher: Puffin Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 10-UP |
Grade Level: 5-UP |
Lexile Measure: 650 HL (High-Low) |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.6" L (0.50 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Self-Esteem - Topical - Family - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 155700 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When crisis hits, a young girl becomes the only one left to take care of her family Pride, Nightingale and Baby are the Stars. Orphaned and living with their grandfather, Old Finn, in rural Minnesota, the children, like their grandfather, are wary of outsiders. They believe, as Old Finn taught them, in self-reliance. But then Old Finn falls seriously ill and is taken to the hospital all the way in Duluth, leaving the children to fend for themselves. Pride, as oldest, assumes the lead. Though she makes mistakes, she keeps them afloat; they even earn money for the bus trip to Duluth. But when they finally see Old Finn, he can't walk or even say his own name, and Pride knows her days of keeping safe the Stars are drawing to a close. Self-reliance can't make Old Finn well again. But maybe, just maybe, a secret from Old Finn's past might make a way for them to stay together after all. A poignant story about family and love, Sheila O'Connor has delivered another extraordinary and mesmerizing tale. |
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