crystal_reading 's review for:

A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord

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This is another book that I read (via audio) where I didn't pay enough attention and ask enough questions. A twitter friend Sujei, pointed out a few things that made me think. Salma (a friend of the main character) speaks Spanish and her family are migrant workers. She says she lives in Florida part of the year, but we never know the country her family came from. Why? She is super helpful to Lily but as Sujei pointed out, she works well as a prop for Lily but isn't a fully developed character.

When I casually listened to the story, I had a few qualms here and there, but ignored them and or didn't question too deeply. I wonder when I will get to that place when I read more carefully and don't just gloss over them. I appreciate those people who speak out about the problematic aspects of children's literature because I miss things more than I care to.