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Star Shines Through, A
Anna Desnitskaya
Illustrator: Anna Desnitskaya
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Eerdmans BFYR/Eerdmans
ISBN: 978-0-8028-5631-9
Keywords: Historical Fiction-displacement, starting over, war, grief, hope, refugee,
A mother and daughter find little ways to feel less lost after the two are exiled to a strange, new country. Evocative mixed-media illustrations.