In a small mountain village, a young girl named Shining is born. The villagers fear and shun her because she doesn't speak, but one day she will win the heart of her people. Newbery Honor author Julius Lester has created a powerful tale about the importance of remaining true to one's self and finding one's voice. Notes by the author and the illustrator supplement the text.
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Hardcover edition 2003
978-0-15-200773-7
0-15-200773-3
JULIUS LESTER has written more than twenty books for young readers, including To Be a Slave, which received a Newbery Honor, and Pharaoh's Daughter: A Novel of Ancient Egypt, which was a Publishers Weekly Best Book. He lives in western Massachusetts.
JOHN CLAPP is the illustrator of The Prince of Butterflies by Bruce Coville and On Christmas Eve by Liz Rosenberg, which received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. He lives in California.
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