Three strangers. Three families. Three connections.
Sen and her mum have finally found a place to live. There are rules to be followed in the mysterious woman’s house and if they break them they’ll find themselves out on the streets again. However, their relationship with Vixen mellows over time but secrets within her life jeopardise the roof over their heads and their chance to finally have somewhere to call home.
Ayrton’s mum won’t let him out of her sight. He was stolen as a baby and she needs to know where he is at all times. He’s lost count of the schools he’s been to and struggles to make friends, life is hard when your mum is frantic all the time.
Stanley has a Forbidden Grandmother that he is not allowed to talk about. He sets out to find her only to risk the relationship he has with his mum and brother. A Terrible Thing is about to happen and he can stop it, if he’s brave enough.
Sometimes it feels like we’re all connected in one way or another. People Like Stars, written by Patrice Lawrence and illustrated by Michelle Brankenborough, confirms just that.
A superb story of how lives are connected and the lengths those affected by decisions made years before, go to find out the truth.
A truly heart-warming tale of family feuds, missing memories and the change that friends can make when all seems a little lost.
A lot of novels for this age group concentrate on the group dynamics of teen friendship groups, this novel delves much deeper than that and it’s a joy to read about empathetic male characters that challenge the stereotype.
Thank you to Scholastic for the review copy.
