Hope Is a Ferris Wheel
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- Synopsis
- After moving from Oregon to a trailer park in California, ten-year-old Star participates in a poetry club, where she learns some important lessons about herself and her own hopes and dreams for the future. STAR MACKIE lives in a trailer park with her flaky mom and her melancholy older sister. Moving to a new town has made it difficult for Star to make friends. Her classmates tease her because of where she lives and because of her layered blue hair. But when Star starts a club at school, she comes to terms with her own hopes for the future--with a little help from Emily Dickinson. With an unforgettable voice and a lot of heart, Hope Is a Ferris Wheel is the story of a girl who learns to accept her family and herself while trying to make sense of the world around her.
- Copyright:
- 2014
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 261 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781419710391
- Publisher:
- Amulet Books
- Date of Addition:
- 07/25/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Robin Herrera
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Grade Levels:
- Fifth grade
- Reading Age:
- 9–12
- Submitted By:
- Evan Reese
- Proofread By:
- Lissi
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.