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A star shines through

Amidst the upheaval of war, a young girl and her family leave their homeland and face the challenges of adapting to a new life in a foreign land, but find comfort in a star-shaped cardboard lamp reminiscent of the one they cherished back home.

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Main Author: Desnitskaya, Anna (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Russian
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2024.
Subjects:
Refugees > Juvenile fiction.
Moving, Household > Juvenile fiction.
Home > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Family life > Juvenile fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Picture books.
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Summary:Amidst the upheaval of war, a young girl and her family leave their homeland and face the challenges of adapting to a new life in a foreign land, but find comfort in a star-shaped cardboard lamp reminiscent of the one they cherished back home.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Audience:Ages 5-9.
ISBN:9780802856319
0802856314
Author Notes:Anna Desnitskaya is the author-illustrator of On the Edge of the World (Eerdmans), The Apartment: A Century of Russian History (Abrams), and many other books for young readers. In 2018, she was Russia's nominee for the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world's largest award for children's literature. Amid the turmoil in Russia in 2022, Anna and her family made the decision to leave their longtime home of Moscow. After spending several months in Israel, they have currently settled in Montenegro. Follow Anna on Instagram @anyadesnitskaya.

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