Starfish
Quotes from the Book
I didn't change my path, but I changed who joined me on it, and that changed everything.
There are three kids of people. Some are hope-planters. Some are hope-squashers. Some are hope-restorers.
Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall to try to keep them from falling to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do to feel what they're feeling and to understand why they feel that way.
The great thing about having roots is you can go anywhere, start over, and keep right on growing, Grandmum says.
I want you to remember something. When Superman summons every ounce of his strength to survive something others can’t even imagine, he’s the same person he was when he crumpled to his knees, left helpless by Kryptonite. He’s the same person he was when he was Clark Kent, just living day by day, invisible to the world. Superman’s the sum of all his moments. And so am I.
Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to understand why they feel that way.
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Starfish
About the book
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him
Joe Oak is used to living on unsteady ground. His mom can’t be depended on as she never stays around long once she gets “the itch,” and now he and his beloved grandmother find themselves without a home. Fortunately, Joe has an outlet in his journals and drawings and takes comfort from the lessons of comic books—superheroes have a lot of “and then, boom” moments, where everything threatens to go bust but somehow they land on their feet. And that seems to happen a lot to Joe too, as in this crisis his friend Nick helps them find a home in his trailer park. But things fall apart again when Joe is suddenly left to fend for himself. He doesn’t tell anyone he’s on his own, as he fears foster care and has hope his mo
Book details
- First published
- 2024
- Author
- Lisa Fipps
- Genre
- Children's
- Goodreads rating
- 4.58 (4k ratings)
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