Have you read "A Handful of Stars" by award-winning author, Cynthia Lord? If you want your students to be able to cite text evidence, have deep comprehension, and study characters with NO PREP for you, I've got you covered! This touching novel seems like a story about a young girl trying to save her dog's eyesight--but as the book unfolds, we see themes of friendship, racism, family, and more addressed. Lily realizes that we can have many different people in our lives and learns lessons from a