Stella By Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
Stella lives in the segregated South; in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she can't. Some folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn't bothered them for years. 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. As Stella's community - her world - is upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. And she learns that ashes don't necessarily signify an end.
📚 Book Review:
I love reading the dedication pages of the books that I read. This one is dedicated to her father. LOVE THAT. She was also inspired to write the books from recollections of her grandmother. Just love that their are so many families ties to the book for the author. This is a great story that shares the bravery of two young black children growing up in 1932 in the South as well as the bravery of the families in living in the midst of the Ku Klux Klan. "Red Fire. Black Cross. White hoods. They're her. Now." Brave story. Sharon Draper did it again. Wrote an incredible read!!
(Review by Mrs. Ferris)
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published January 6th, 2015 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Award, and is a New York Times bestselling author. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Born in The United States
Website: http://sharondraper.com
Sharon M. Draper's GoodReads Blog
Born in The United States
Website: http://sharondraper.com
Sharon M. Draper's GoodReads Blog
