Every Soul A Star (paperback)
by Wendy Mass
AR Level 4.7, 11 points
Every Soul A Star is about 3 kids from different backgrounds who bond over an eclipse and form an unlikely friendship. Ally lives in a campground in California where she has little knowledge of the outside world, including appropriate social cues. She is devastated and terrified when she learns her parents have sold the campsite to Bree’s family. Bree has her heart set on becoming a model, and is into fashion and make up and everything superficial. She is devastated and terrified when SHE learns her parents bought a campsite and intend to move there! Jack is a boy who has to join his teacher on a camping trip to see the eclipse in order for him to avoid summer school. These three bond together over the impending eclipse and discover their places in the universe.
What I liked about this book was that it is laden with science and astronomy. My students learned about science, even though we finished reading it about 8 weeks post eclipse. They also learned not to judge others, and hopefully to always brush their teeth in the morning.
What I didn’t like about this book was that it took forever to finish. It is long and the kids sometimes lost interest.
Book 15 of 40
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