A Galaxy of Sea Stars, Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo
A Galaxy of Sea Stars, Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo
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A Galaxy of Sea Stars

Author: Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating

Unabridged: 6 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/18/2022


Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Izzy feels as though her whole world is shifting, and she doesn’t like it. She wants her dad to act like he did before he was deployed to Afghanistan. She wants her mom to live with them at the marina where they’ve
moved instead of spending all her time on Block Island. Most of all, she wants Piper, Zelda, and herself—the Sea Stars—to stay best friends as they start sixth grade in a new school.

Everything changes when Izzy’s father invites his former interpreter’s family, including eleven-year-old Sitara, to move into the marina’s upstairs apartment. Izzy doesn’t know what to make of Sitara, with her hijab and refusal to eat
cafeteria food, and her presence disrupts the Sea Stars. But in Sitara, Izzy finds someone brave, someone daring, someone who isn’t as afraid as Izzy is to use her voice and speak up for herself. As Izzy and Sitara grow closer, Izzy must make a
choice: stay in her comfort zone and risk betraying her new friend or speak up and lose the Sea Stars forever.

A Galaxy of Sea Stars is a heartwarming story about family, loyalty, and the hard choices we face in the name of friendship.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeanne

I wanted to share some background on the writing of A GALAXY OF SEA STARS with you. The original inspiration for the story began through my volunteer work at IRIS-Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services in New Haven, Connecticut. Through IRIS I've had the privilege to know some amazing young men a......more

Goodreads review by Madison

A Galaxy of Sea Stars is middle grade fiction at its finest. These young girls are just discovering their independence but with these changes come challenges to long-held friendship, discovering things you never knew, looking at life differently and learning to look past your own experiences to cons......more

Goodreads review by Morgan

“Will your fear be bigger than your courage, or will your courage be bigger than your fear?” Such a good story of bravery, friendship, and learning how to appreciate the differences of others. I absolutely loved this book and everything it stood for. Doing this in literature circles with my students......more

Goodreads review by Crystal

I try to read everything before handing it over to my kids, especially with newer books. This is one I would have loved as a kid myself, or young teen. It captures the real struggles of being a kid while infusing greater depth in relationships, life changes, growing up, adapting, judgement vs. accep......more