Handful of Stars, Paperback by Lord, Cynthia, Like New Used, Free shipping in...

This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of Rules explores a friendship between a small-town girl and the daughter of migrant workers.

When Lilys blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, its Salma Santiago who manages to catch him. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season. After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lilys grandfather, and Salmas friendship transforms Lilys summer. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, theyll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant -- and possibly win?Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this is a gorgeous new novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord that tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love.