Keeping Safe the Stars
Keeping Safe the Stars by Sheila O’Connor is a reprint edition published by Penguin Young Readers Group on March 6, 2014. This 320-page book is written in English and explores the challenges faced by three siblings, Pride, Nightingale, and Baby, who are orphaned and living with their grandfather in rural Minnesota. When their grandfather falls seriously ill, the children must navigate their newfound responsibilities and the complexities of self-reliance while confronting the realities of their situation.
In this narrative, Pride takes on the role of caretaker, striving to keep her family together despite the difficulties they encounter. As they work to earn money for a bus trip to Duluth, where their grandfather is hospitalized, the story delves into themes of family and resilience. The children’s journey reveals the limits of self-reliance and the importance of connection, as they uncover a secret from Old Finn’s past that may offer hope for their future. This book presents a poignant exploration of sibling bonds and the trials of growing up in a historical context.
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When crisis hits, a young girl becomes the only one left to take care of her family
Pride, 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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