MG Book Review: A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord

When Lily’s blind dog Lucky runs off across the blueberry fields, Lily panics. She’s terrified that he’ll run into something and get hurt, like a car. But Lucky is saved by Salma Santiago and her peanut butter sandwich. Salma and her family are migrant farm workers who spend the summers in Maine during blueberry season and then move to another harvest in another state. This accidental meeting leads to an unlikely friendship as the two [...]