Thursday, July 31, 2025

A Star Shines Through by Anna Desnitskaya - OPTIONAL

A Star Shines Through
by Anna Desnitskaya
. PICTURE BOOK. Eerdmans, 2024. $11. 9780802856319 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

APPEALS TO: SOME 

A girl walks home from music lessons and sees a cardboard star glowing in her apartment window. The star's warm light welcomes her home. Soon after, her family has to flee because of war. Everything is different, the food, the language, where they live. Will Anna ever get used to her new home? 

A Star Shines Through is a poignant story that cleverly uses few words and detailed illustrations to show the difficult situation of people displaced by war. I like that the pictures compare her old life and her new life. This is a true story about a family that had to leave their home country of Russia after they invaded Ukraine. The main characters are white.

Tracie, Elementary School Librarian

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