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    What Stars Are Made Of
    What Stars Are Made Of
    What Stars Are Made Of
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    What Stars Are Made Of

    Written by Sarah Allen

    Narrated by Merissa Czyz

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    Twelve-year-old Libby Monroe is great at science, being optimistic, and talking to her famous, accomplished friends (okay, maybe that last one is only in her head).

    She’s not great at playing piano, sitting still, or figuring out how to say the right thing at the right time. Libby was born with Turner syndrome, and that makes some things hard. But she has lots of people who love her, and that makes her pretty lucky.

    When her big sister, Nonny, tells her she’s pregnant, Libby is thrilled. She strikes a deal with the universe: She will enter a contest with a project about Cecilia Payne, the first person to discover what stars are made of. If she wins the grand prize and
    gives all that money to Nonny’s family, then the baby will be perfect and healthy.

    Does Libby have what it takes to care for the sister who has always cared for her?
    And what will it take for the universe to notice?

    From debut author Sarah Allen comes this heartwarming novel about loving people with everything you’re made of.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateAug 9, 2022
    ISBN9781705078839
    Author

    Sarah Allen

    Sarah Allen (MTh, Union School of Theology) is an English teacher and the northern director of Flourish Course (a Gospel training initiative). She also leads the women’s ministry at Hope Church in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. 

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      I loved this book so much! I had never heard of the Turner syndrome before but really welcome learning about it. The main character, 12 year old Libby Monroe, is lovable. The great parents and older sister showed so much what having a warm and understanding family can mean to any child.Also introduced in this book was non verbal learning disability. I was interested in that, in fact I think I had it all my life! This book taught me more about myself. I am amazed and deeply thank the author for telling about this in book.Libby had so many challenges from the time that she was a baby, starting with a heart operation. It was difficult for her to make friends, like myself , she enjoyed the library a s a haven, she enjoyed reading about inspiring people including Cecilia Payne, a remarkable scientist, who discovered what stars are made of. When her older sister becomes pregnant, she gets worried that there may be something wrong with her niece.This book is about a girl finding out about herself but I am glad that I learning a lot about myself. Going to read more about non verbal learning disability. It is good to find out more about your self even if you are at an older age! It was great that there are other people like me who cannot get a joke!I received an Advanced copy of this book from the Publisher as a win from FirstReads but that in no way made a difference in my thoughts or feelings in this review.