Same Stuff as Stars
by Katherine Paterson · June 1, 2006
Popularity 27
When Angel's self-absorbed mother leaves her and her younger brother with their poor great-grandmother, the eleven-year-old girl worries not only about her mother and brother, her imprisoned father, the frail old woman, but also about a mysterious man who begins sharing with her the wonder of the stars.
Children's fictionBrothers and sisters, fictionSelf-reliance, fictionAbandoned childrenJuvenile fictionStarsGrandparents, fictionDysfunctional familiesBrothers and sistersGreat-grandmothersSelf-relianceFamily problems