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Star of the Week|Darlene Friedman

Star of the Week : A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles

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Overview

The husband-and-wife team behind this book drew on their own adoptive daughter's experience in creating this accessible, appealing story celebrating the love of families everywhere.

When it's Cassidy-Li's turn to be Star of the Week at school, the spunky kindergartener gets to create a poster about herself. She has pictures of all the important people in her life--with one big exception. Cassidy-Li, adopted from China when she was a baby, doesn't have a photo of her birth parents. But with a little help from her family, she finds a special way to include them.

Cassidy-Li's thoughts and questions about her birth family will resonate with adopted children and serve as a springboard for discussion in homes and classrooms. This picture book gently explores what adoption means for growing children--the questions adopted children have don't stop as they grow older.

Any young reader who feels that their family structure is unusual will find a reflection of themselves in Cassidy-Li's struggle to define her own family.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780061141362
  • ISBN-10: 0061141364
  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • Publish Date: June 2009
  • Dimensions: 9.62 x 9.68 x 0.43 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.78 pounds
  • Page Count: 32
  • Reading Level: Ages 5-8

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