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Star in the Storm (Aladdin Historical Fiction) |  | Author: Joan Hiatt Harlow
Publisher: McElderry
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Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0689846215
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ASIN: 0689846215
Publication Date: September 1, 2001
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A RISKY SECRET All non-sheepherding dogs have been outlawed from the rocky coastal village where Maggie lives. Unwilling to give up her beloved Newfoundland, Sirius, Maggie defies the law and hides Sirius away. But when a steamer crashes into the rocks during a violent storm and starts to sink with a hundred passengers on board, Maggie faces a difficult choice. She knows Sirius can help rescue the people trapped on the ship, but bringing him out of hiding would put his own life in jeopardy. Is Maggie's brave dog a big enough hero to save the desperate passengers -- and himself?
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 A Book Review February 2, 2010
Star In The Storm by Joan Hiatt Harlow is about a dog that wasn't a sheep dog. A law was past you couldn't have a dog, you had to have a sheep dog. This is my favorite part, but you will have to read to figure out the rest.
The story's setting is at a beach, a church, and a house. I love this book. I couldn't put it down! I usually don't like books, but this book made me want to read!
I would recommend this book to people who don't like to read and people who like dogs! I hope you liked my book review.
Star in the Storm March 12, 2009
Star in the Storm
Joan Hiatt Harlow
Aladdin
Historical Fiction
Do you like books about survival? A book about a dangerous iceberg? Then Star of the Storm by Joan Hiatus Harlow is a book for you. In this book of friendship Maggie, a young girl from Barry Bay risks her life to try to save her friend Vera who might die because of dirty water from the well. On her trip Maggie gets stuck on an iceberg after her boat sunk and is saved by Sirius, a stray dog. Maggie's family wants to buy a big boat for her from her dying uncle but Maggie looses the money that was kept for generations but the dog Sirius got the money in the sea.
Vera is a young girl that lives in Barrie Bay on a hill. She is a smart and nice girl. She is a very good girl and she is a very good friend. She could die because of the dirty water from the well and now she is in bed sick.
Maggie is a young girl too and Maggie is Vera's friend. Maggie got ice from the iceberg because Vera wanted ice because she is sick. That is why I think Maggie is a good friend. I think Maggie is nice,caring,and loving because she found a place that has clean water for her family so they don't get sick too.
Sirius is Maggie's dog and Sirius saved the money that Maggie dropped in the sea. Sirius is a black dog that is loving. Sirius is nice because he saved Maggie's life because the boat sank so Sirius jumped in the sea and got Maggie. Sirius found clean water for Vera's family.
I like the book because they buy a boat for them and because Vera is sick because of the dirty water from the well. Sirius saved Maggie in the sea when she tipped the boat. Sirius got the money out of the sea. Maggie got ice from the iceberg for Vera because she is sick. I think this is a book for you because it is about a dog that saves a little girls live in a sea.
 Taunted by the Number of Black Birds July 3, 2008
Gale Finlayson
Set in Newfoundland in 1912, some months after the TITANIC disaster, this Girl-and-Dog story is an easy and pleasant read, with gradually-increasing literary tension. Twelve-year-old Maggie Wells adores her black Newfie, named Sirius because of one white "star" on his chest. Her family lives in peace with their Bonnie Bay neighbors who are mostly fisherman and sheep owners. When one pregnant ewe belonging to the irascible Rands is harried off a cliff by a stray dog, Tamar Rand immediately blames Sirius, though Maggie knew he was with her and would never harm a sheep. Tamar sets the plot in motion by appealing to her hot-tempered father, who has been campaigning for a law to ban all but sheepdogs on the island.
Terrified of losing her beloved pet Maggie must find a safe place to hide him or think of a creative but legal way to keep him openly. When her cousin, Vera, falls dangerously ill, Maggie attempts a cure beyond her power-revealing her moral courage in the face of serious danger.
The story climaxes as Maggie is forced to make a desperate decision when a steamer founders in storm-tossed, glacier-blocked Bonnie Bay, while the whole town watches in helpless terror. Will Maggie be guided by typical Island superstition or will she rely on prayer and hard work to find her inner, moral courage? Based on an actual incident and several unrelated canine anecdotes, this story is a must-read for any dog lover--delightfully sprinkled with unusual Newfoundland words. Why does the young protagonist keep counting the number of black birds she sees? Although the ending is satisfyingly "happy," many of the characters behave/reform in unrealistic manners. Still, a worthwhile read and an excellent introduction to a vanishing lifestyle in distant North America.
Students LOVE this book! December 19, 2007
Jennifer Parker (Eagan, MN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I teach 3rd grade and my students were absolutely enthralled with this story. It also inspired students to take a closer look at the remote island of Newfoundland. I found the book with its accurate Newfie dialect and interesting historical details to be a great read-aloud. My students immediately wanted to follow this story with Hiatt-Harlow's next book "Thunder of the Sea".
Needs more--suspense. October 2, 2007
SilentKnight
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
*Remember that I am not the target audience for this book, so younger adults will probably enjoy this novel.
"Star in the Storm" takes place in the historical events when Newfoundland had to outlaw dogs due to several unknown mongrels slaughtering livestock. That means many innocent dogs have to suffer, but not unless a certain person fights back. Thus is the story of Maggie Wells, a young girl who tries to hide her Newfoundland dog Sirius, a dog who is well-trained and will never harm a fly. With danger and possible eviscerating of her precious dog from his hiding place by a vicious girl named Tamar and her father, eventually, Maggie has to make the ultimate choice to bring her dog out of hiding when a ship sinks out into the distance, and Sirius, the only dog capable of saving lives.
Plot-wise, it was good, but the writing sucked. Even for a nine to twelve year old to which this book is targeted, it's not that good. I got this book when I was young, and I remember putting it down and picking it up, never really wanting to finish this because the suspense was never there, and I never felt that Sirius was in any danger, so bland the whole outlaw-dog law was. I wanted to feel that there are no more dogs in the houses of owners, something to make me fear for Sirius, but it was never there. The characters were bland, and there was no real threat. Everything was predictable from the get-go. And the wicked Tamar and her rich father end up seeing the error of their ways and embrace the dog for saving lives in the end. Still, some people might like this story. I just wish it gave us the `briskly paced' and `suspense' promised in the reviews.
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