The Same Stuff as Stars

The Same Stuff as Stars is a children's novel written by Katherine Paterson. It was published in 2002.

The Same Stuff as Stars

Author	Katherine Paterson
Genre	novel
Publication date	2002
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	192
ISBN	0618247440

Summary

Patterson's book, The Same Stuff as Stars deals with the struggles of a young girl, Angel. Verna Morgan is a Single mother who struggles to support her family. Verna's daughter Angel is often left caring for her seven-year-old brother, Bernie. Their mother visits their father who is in jail, and then unexpectedly forces them to pack their belongings. The children are taken to what seems to be the middle of nowhere, to an unfamiliar farm; the Morgan Farm. There, they find their great-grandmother, and their mother leaves them again for a few days. But Angel meets a mysterious stranger encouraging her to reach for the stars. The story later unfolds as Angel makes friends, learns about stars, about her relatives and the disappearing of her mysterious star man.

Novels by Katherine Paterson

The Sign of the Chrysanthemum (1973)
Of Nightingales That Weep (1974)
The Master Puppeteer (1975)
Bridge to Terabithia (1977)
The Great Gilly Hopkins (1978)
Jacob Have I Loved (1980)
Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom (1983)
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo (1985)
Park's Quest (1988)
Lyddie (1991)
Flip-Flop Girl (1994)
Jip, His Story (1996)
Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight (1998)
Preacher’s Boy (1999)
The Same Stuff as Stars (2002)
Bread and Roses, Too (2006)
The Day of the Pelican (2009)

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