Keeping Safe the Stars
of Sheila O'Connor (Goodreads Author)
Description
When crisis hits, a young girl becomes the only one left to take care of her familyPride, Nightingale and Baby are the Stars. Orphaned and living with their grandfather, Old Finn, in rural Minnesota, the children, like their grandfather, are wary of outsiders. They believe, as Old Finn taught them, in self-reliance.But then Old Finn falls seriously ill and is taken to the hospital all the way in Duluth, leaving the children to fend for themselves. Pride, as oldest, assumes the lead. Though she makes mistakes, she keeps them afloat; they even earn money for the bus trip to Duluth. But when they finally see Old Finn, he can't walk or even say his own name, and Pride knows her days of keeping safe the Stars are drawing to a close. Self-reliance can't make Old Finn well again. But maybe, just maybe, a secret from Old Finn's past might make a way for them to stay together after all.A poignant story about family and love, Sheila O'Connor has delivered another extraordinary and mesmerizing tale.
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- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304 pages
- Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
- Publication Date October 11th 2012
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780399254598
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Minnesota (United States)']
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