{"product_id":"star-of-the-week-a-story-of-love-adoption-and-brownies-with-sprinkles-9780061141362","title":"Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe husband-and-wife team behind this book drew on their own adoptive daughter's experience in creating this accessible, appealing story celebrating the love of families everywhere.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it's Cassidy-Li's turn to be Star of the Week at school, the spunky kindergartener gets to create a poster about herself. She has pictures of all the important people in her life--with one big exception. Cassidy-Li, adopted from China when she was a baby, doesn't have a photo of her birth parents. But with a little help from her family, she finds a special way to include them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCassidy-Li's thoughts and questions about her birth family will resonate with adopted children and serve as a springboard for discussion in homes and classrooms. This picture book gently explores what adoption means for growing children--the questions adopted children have don't stop as they grow older.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny young reader who feels that their family structure is unusual will find a reflection of themselves in Cassidy-Li's struggle to define her own family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061141362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.62h x 9.68w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2009 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2009 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2009 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 pg. 328 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e131182 \/ Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Darlene Friedman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180556157109,"sku":"9780061141362","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1c9a7e56-0468-47ea-bb43-56e993ffcbac.jpg?v=1697515812","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/star-of-the-week-a-story-of-love-adoption-and-brownies-with-sprinkles-9780061141362","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}