Product Description

The star that led the three wise men could be the same star wished upon by those longing for a wish to come true. In the opening novella, "Christmas Child," 15-year-old Melanie feels cheated when her baby sister, born at Christmastime, lives only a few days. But the brief life of her sister shows Melanie the lasting value of love. Brenda struggles between noble intentions and real desires when she becomes the last chance for happiness for a dying boy in "Last Dance." The final story, "Kathy's Life," describes a girl who appears to have it all. Kathy is beautiful, intelligent, and has the perfect job as a live-in caregiver for a couple's baby boy. But not everything is as perfect as it seems: Should Kathy give up the one person she loves most in the world?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #277649 in Books
• Published on: 2000-10-10
• Released on: 2000-10-10
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 6.86" h x .75" w x 4.28" l, .28 pounds
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 272 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up-Three stories that feature different heroines, each with a problem. Even though 15-year-old Melanie is slightly embarrassed about her 42-year-old mother's pregnancy, she finds herself becoming more excited about the baby as time passes. She and her parents are devastated when the baby is born without part of its brain. Brenda, a high school junior, has a secret crush on a young man who attends a military academy. Her life becomes complicated when she learns that a local cancer patient has a crush on her. Finally, Ellie Matthias is having difficulty with her boyfriend until she befriends a secretive girl who helps her put things into perspective. All of the stories are loosely tied to the Christmas season. They are absorbing, the characters are well developed, and the author does not resolve the girls' dilemmas with pat solutions. While the cover illustration suggests a younger audience, this has solid YA appeal. Fans of McDaniel's inspirational fiction will enjoy this as will others who have not discovered her work.
Mary M. Hopf, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"[The stories] are absorbing, the characters are well developed, and the author does not resolve the girls' dilemmas with pat solutions....Fans of McDaniel's inspirational fiction will enjoy this as will others who have not discovered her work."
--School Library Journal

Starry, Starry Night is the first hardcover book by Lurlene McDaniel, the biggest-selling author of young adult inspirational fiction.


From the Hardcover edition.

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A collection of three stories in which teenagers face life-altering situations.