Stars in the Darkness (Golden Kite Honors (Awards)) - Hardcover

Joosse, Barbara M.; Christie, R. Gregory

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811821684 ISBN 13: 9780811821681

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2002

Synopsis

In the imagination of a young inner-city boy, streetlights look like stars, police sirens become wolves howling at the moon, and shots fired by the neighbourhood gangs are the sound of the stars, cracking in the darkness. But when his brother disappears to join one of the gangs, the boy's imaginings no longer comfort him. With the help of his mother, he persuades his neighbours to take to the streets themselves, holding hands and shining flashlights, in a demonstration for peace. Realistic language, powerful illustrations, and a thought-provoking afterword combine to create the moving story of family love and how a young boy's courage can make a difference.

About this title

About the Author:

Barbara Joosse is one of Chronicle's best-selling authors. Her books & sales include Mama, Do You Love Me? 1 + million, I Love You the Purplest 190,000, Ghost Wings 6,000 copies. She lives in a little stone house in Wisconsin. Greg Christie's Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth was selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the ten best-illustrated children's books, 2000. Greg Christie's childrens books include The Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children, which recently won the Coretta Scott King Honor Award, Richard Wright and the Library Card and Deshawn Days. His illustrations have appeared in the New York Times, the Village Voice, The New Yorker, and Parenting magazine. He lives in New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0811821684
• ISBN 13: 9780811821681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 36
• Illustrator: Christie Greg