I finished listening to this book last week. I really enjoyed it! It is about a little girl named Stella who lives in South Carolina in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Her family and community is very poor, struggling to get by, fighting for their right to vote and live without prejudice. Stella is 12 and wants to be a writer but isn't great at writing. I enjoyed her voice and attitude as she tries to figure out how to help her community through hard times. Many of you may have read Sharon Draper's fantastic book Out of My Mind. Such an amazing book but nothing like this book at all. (I suggest you read both books to see how an author can change genres.) Stella by Starlight is a true Historical Fiction taking place in 1932. Why so many historical fiction books, Mrs. Davis? I like learning about what other people's experiences were like in the past. I could look at a history book and figure out dates when laws were past and when African Americans began to vote in elections but reading about the experience that Stella's father had when he went to register to vote, and cast his vote in the election, is very different. I think all history should be taught from the people's perspective that lived during that time. I think it is a gift that authors give to us to help us learn from other's struggles (That sounds very teacher-y but I can't help it :P). If you haven't tried historical fiction, please try it. Put yourself in the shoes of the people in the story. How would you react to those situations? What would it be like if your family couldn't afford shoes and you walked around barefoot? Have you ever wanted to change something that was bigger than you?
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