A Pocketful of Stars
A Pocketful of Stars
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A Pocketful of Stars

Written by Aisha Bushby
Physical book
9 - 12
Reading age
256
Page count
Aug 8, 2019
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Safiya and her mum have never seen eye to eye. Her mum doesn’t understand Safiya’s love of gaming and Safiya doesn’t think they have anything in common. As Safiya struggles to fit in at school she wonders if her mum wishes she was more like her confident best friend Elle. But then her mum falls into a coma and, when Safiya waits by her bedside, she finds herself in a strange alternative world that looks a bit like one of her games. And there’s a rebellious teenage girl, with a secret, who looks suspiciously familiar…

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781405293198
    Publication Date
    August 8, 2019
    Publisher
    Egmont
    Page Count
    256
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 12 years

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