REVIEWS:
PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS:
The Healing Star
Midwest Book Review (3rd review)
See also: Donovan's Bookshelf
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"A. Kidd cultivates a special sense of magic in chronicling Julia's struggles against the odds. To call it a fantasy alone would be to do it an injustice: The Healing Star is as much a story of a young girl's efforts to achieve the impossible as it is the tale of a town steeped in the magic and legend of stardust and the potentials and consequences of seemingly unreachable dreams." –D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer
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Yasuko and the Dream Eater
See also: Donovan's Bookshelf
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"From origami to the different loving rituals a Japanese grandmother has for her granddaughter, Yasuko and the Dream Eater explores problem-solving at its best, in which a young girl must identify the real problem and the best way to resolve it to preserve all her dreams. Libraries and adults looking for multicultural stories that explore being part of two different cultures will find that Yasuko and the Dream Eater gives rise to many discussion points and insights." —D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
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BLOGS THAT REVIEWED THE HEALING STAR:
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"This wildly imaginative fantasy will have readers saying many times 'I didn’t see that one coming!' Hearts will also feel a little warmer after reaching THE END." -Greg Pattridge
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"It has all the elements of magic, fantasy, emotion, and adventure, making it an incredibly imaginative book." -Ninu Nair
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"A great book for kids and adults alike, this is a little ray of sunshine in a world with too much darkness." -Liliyana Shadowlyn
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A+ "The Healing Star is a fascinating and heartfelt story about a child’s determination to cheat death."
"What a magical story! Chasing falling stars, magical stardust, a ladder to the stars & cloud people all in one fantastical story of a young girl’s adventure to save her dying grandmother." 5 stars
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"Masterfully written, emotionally penetrating, and an empathetic salve upon the uncertainty of life for young people who have close relationships with their grandparents...Reminiscent of E.B. White's Charlotte's Web." -Diana Kathryn Plopa
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SPOTLIGHT: A Kid Reviews The Healing Star on Amazon
"This book was given to me by my grandma. I loved The Healing Star. It was a truly inspiring book. When I started it, I automatically got addicted to reading it. So I'm suggesting other people to read this book."
5 out of 5 stars How Powerful Love Is
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2020
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