Stella starlight book5/15/2023 ![]() And she learns that ashes don’t necessarily signify an end. As Stella’s community-her world-is upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. history with compelling courage and relatable characters rather than graphic violence. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something they’re never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. Stella by Starlight (the same title as the jazz standard, written in 1944) is an appealing, thought-provoking read for kids and adults - and a standout for introducing kids to a difficult chapter in U.S. ![]() To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn’t bothered them for years. ![]() Stella lives in the segregated South-in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. ![]() Draper presents “storytelling at its finest” ( School Library Journal, starred review) in this New York Times bestselling Depression-era novel about a young girl who must learn to be brave in the face of violent prejudice when the Ku Klux Klan reappears in her segregated southern town. ![]() 2016 Audie Award Finalist for Middle Grade ![]()
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