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A Glasshouse of Stars
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"Heart-twisting and hopeful, bursting with big feelings and gentle magic." Jessica Townsend, author of Nevermoor
A Glasshouse of Stars
Age 9+
£7.99
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Meixing Lim and her family have arrived in the New Land to begin a New Life. Everything is scary and different. Their ever-changing house is confusing and she finds it hard to understand the other children at school. Yet in her magical glasshouse, with a strange black-and-white cat, Meixing finds a place to dream.
But then Meixing's life comes crashing down in unimaginable ways. Only her two new and unexpected friends can help. By being brave together, they will learn how to make the stars shine brighter.
A Glasshouse of Stars is based on the author's childhood and beautifully illustrates the importance of friendship, kindness and love.
"Heart-twisting and hopeful, bursting with big feelings and gentle magic." Jessica Townsend, New York Times bestselling author of the Nevermoor series
"A rare and beautiful masterpiece; deeply heartfelt, dreamily magical, and glitteringly hopeful. I adored it!" Sophie Anderson, bestselling author of The House with Chicken Legs
A heartfelt novel
- Extent:
- 272 pages
- Dimensions:
- 199.6 x 143.6mm
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9781474991087
- Accelerated Reader Book Level:
- 5.8
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level:
- Middle years (MY)
- Lexile:
- 870L
- Key Stage:
- KS2
- Publication Date:
- June 2021
- Work Reference:
- 7143
Kathrin Honesta
Kathrin Honesta is an illustrator based in Jakarta. Her works are mostly inspired by her reflective thoughts, faith, and life in general, and she loves to use symbolism and visual metaphors to add layers to her works.
Nominated
The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022
[A] heartfelt novel
[A Glasshouse of Stars] is full of ghosts, expanding houses and how unexpected friends and the kindness of strangers can make all the difference.
A Glasshouse of Stars is heart-twisting and hopeful, bursting with big feelings and gentle magic. This is a special book from a powerful, compassionate new voice in children's literature, destined to be read and loved for generations and held close in many hearts (including mine).
A rare and beautiful masterpiece; deeply heartfelt, dreamily magical, and glitteringly hopeful. I adored it!
This book is beautiful and tender with a voice every immigrant child will recognize.
Teachers’ resources
A Glasshouse of Stars is a powerful story based on Shirley Marr’s childhood experience of migration. This teaching pack aimed at 8+/KS2+ readers. explores some of the important themes within the book such as bullying, grief, fears and anxiety, imagination, and communication.