Starry Starry Night by Lurlene McDaniel
Lurlene McDaniel is an amazing author. I have read a few of her books before so I was really interested in this book about the holidays. It contains three short stories, each with a powerful message.
The first, “Christmas Child,” begins with 15-year-old Melanie being very excited about this Christmas because her mother is expecting her second child. When the baby is born, something is terribly wrong. After finally hearing the prognosis Melanie is upset that she will never truly know her baby sister, Jennifer, and begins to question why Jennifer was born in the first place. Jennifer teaches Melanie and her family the power of love.
The next story is about Brenda who finds out a boy, Doug, who has cancer, thinks the world of her, and he isn’t getting much better. She has never met him but once she does, Brenda likes him, but just as friends as her heart is set on Matt Forrester. She mistakenly accepts dates with both boys on the same night. How will she solve this dilemma and live with her conscience? “Last Dance” is a true friendship story.
In “Kathy’s Life,” Kathy seems to have it all, a beautiful house, a great life and the perfect job, she is a live-in babysitter for a wealthy couple. Ellie, another girl, is from a broken family whose mom is working two jobs just to get by. The girls get paired for an English project and Ellie is extremely jealous of Kathy’s life. Though a series of events, Ellie discovers that things are not always as they seem and learns to be careful what she wishes for.
Even if you don’t have time to read a whole novel, each of these stories is special on its own, especially if you enjoy books about teenagers who overcome challenging and unusual personal situations.
- Taylor
Kat's note: we don't have this title at HPL, but you can request it through Interlibrary Loan. We do however have a lot of Lurlene McDaniel's other titles, to read in the meantime!
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