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Stella has the soul of a writer, but not the talent of one... not yet. She longs to put down on paper the things she feels so strongly about - how it feels to witness the Ku Klux Klan rally across the pond from her African-American neighborhood - but she always makes mistakes and the words don't come out how they sound in her mind. Self-conscious about it, Stella steals away in the night to practice writing outside at night - nobody judges her writing by starlight. Trouble is here in the small t
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Diverse book club pick. Wonderful book! Sharon M Draper is a gifted storyteller.
I loved this! Ms. Draper is amazing! Stella by Starlight deals with heavy subject matter in a kid friendly way. Draper doesn't shy away from the racism and segregation of the south in the 1930's but she also shows the hope. I loved that this book shows normal life for African-American families at this time in history, what school was like, chores and family time.
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