Stella By The Starlifght by Rosalinda Munoz Cervantes

chapter 1-#Kkk

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JoJo was awakened by the sound of Klan members he and Stella investigated it and witness men dressed in white robes near afire. They were scared and ran in to tell their parents

chapter 2 - #meeting

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Stella and JoJo told their parents what they saw. Father took very seriously and called the men of the town to meet. They think one of the men in the hoods is the town doctor.

African Americans could work as maids.cooks janitors,farmers. a few worked at the lumber yard. There is no indoor plumbing at this time.

chapter 3 - # Feeling uneven

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They could go to nursing school but the mad them clean blood from surgeries.

chapter 4 -# newspaper

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the newspaper a article in firs page of the he passed in the school.

chapter 5 - #school

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groups created. track of football team and was known around the state for its academic and sports successes. hey were all in team uniform.

chapter 6 - # store candy

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just then group of five white children walked into the store, also carrying lunch pails and school bags. to take her to the candy store.

chapter 7 - #piano

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Stella slipped into her own seat next to the upright piano that Mrs. grayson plinked out hymns and folk songs and ballads.

chapter 8 - #

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the teacher flabbergasted.

chapter 9 - # projects

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she frowned. she started to raise her hand to ask for help,but Mrs.Grayson was busy with the third graders,who seemed to be having no trouble at all with their writing projects.

chapter 10 - #cigars box

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it took five tries to get it right. Five balled-up sheets of paper. Five pages of anger and mess-ups and erasures.When she finished she rubbed her eyes,sleep begging to creep in.

chapter 11 - #

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wrote a letter about how they like him in his life.
Saturday miring bloomed bring like , Stella tried to drink of a description her teacher would like.

chapter 12 - #spoon

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was covered by a huge yellow vest decorated with red tulips. his trousers sported multitude patches of various colors and materials and his purple velveteen jacket has bottoms.

chapter 13 - #foods

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in the kitchen Stella hardly knew where to begin -mama was already a whirlwind of activity . one moment she was bent over a boiling kettle, then turning meat in a sizzling pan then hovering by the table as she baked, battered and tossed several different foods, seemingly all at once.

chapter 14 - # chicken

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the chicken for Stella goes do the chicken in food.

chapter 15 - #

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Stella of spoon man in school that the food in rive.

chapter 16 - # airplanes

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airplanes stay up in the air and fly.

chapter 17 - # i am a man amen.

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the Stella for to go church. it had been built some fifty years back hidden in the woods right near the river just in case somebody needed baptizing.

chapter 18 - # it's hard to be a tree

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Stella opened her notebook reluctantly, she thought about papa's tree cutting and the trees from the forest that had stood there probably for centuries.her thorough skittered between eagles that learned to fly and men who were scared to jump off that stump.

chapter 19 - # trees

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there must be dozens of different kinds of trees in the woods in the back of our houses.

chapter 20

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The Cow With No Head, Stella and her family wake up in the middle of the night to hear JoJo screaming. They find JoJo outside and demand to know what’s wrong. He claims he has seen a cow with no head. They search for the source of his panic and find that it is, indeed, a cow--but that it has a white body and a black head, making it appear invisible. JoJo is scolded for causing a fright when everyone is concerned about the Klan. Stella comforts JoJo, telling him that things scare her too and that “the older you get, the scarier the world gets to be”

chapter 21

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Papa’s Standing Stone, it is the next morning. Papa tells Stella that instead of going to school, she is coming

chapter 22 independent declaration

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recitation was a huge part of the lessons at her school.even the little once could rattle off passages from the bible,the declaration and the constitution.
that to secure these rights governments are institution among men,deriving their just powers from the consent of the government.

chapter 23

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A True Story, Stella and Papa head home. She is happy, but he is contemplative. At the house, Stella is eager to write. In her notebook, she pens a story called “The Man Who Wanted to Be a Soldier” (147). The novel switches to her writing, which is a tale of Papa as young man. Stella describes how, when war broke out in 1914, Papa was the very first man to line up to register for the army. However, when reporters arrived, they shoved Papa out of the line and took pictures of the second man in line, who was white.

chapter 24

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Empty, Blue-Lined Paper, the next morning Stella returns to school and is excited to tell her friends about the previous day’s events in Spindale. At school, Mrs. Grayson announces that the Carolina Times is sponsoring an

chapter 25

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Stella sat on her steps. though the sun was going down over the pound,it wasn't dark yet,so no one could scold her.

chapter 26

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Chicken Poop and Store-Bought Clothes, Stella is doing one of her least-favorite chores: removing the dirty hay from the chicken coop and replacing it with fresh hay. When she completes the task, Mama tells Stella to go and collect the ripe vegetables from the garden. Just as she is about to head for the garden, Carolyn comes running up to the house, clutching a book. She asks Mama if Stella can pause her chores to look at the book, if Carolyn agrees to help her later. The three women then sit down in the kitchen and examine the book, which is the year’s Sears and Roebuck catalog. They examine the cover, which is a Norman Rockwell painting, and then proceed to admire the products inside. They admire the latest fashions and hairstyles.

chapter 27 # bucket brigade

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Stella could smell it now as well.

chapter 29 # calling your name Calling Your Name, the Spencers thank Stella profusely for the return of Hazel. Her parents are undeniably proud of her. The families head home once the fire has been contained, and Papa offers to let the Spencer’s stay in his late mother’s empty home. That night, Stella has “troubled” dreams.

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The next day, the church is packed as though it were a holiday. The Spencer family arrives, still wearing their soot-covered clothes, and everyone applauds them. After a hymn, Pastor Patton begins his sermon. He says that he was originally planning to preach about David and Goliath, but instead he wants to preach about Stella. He asks her to stand up, and though she obliges, she is nervous. He discusses how Stella’s bravery and “promise” represents “all of us”

chapter 30 #

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the

chapter 31

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she helped her mother wash and away the dishes Stella curled up on her bed and pulled out her notebook. her family paid no attention to her scribbling,and stella suprise even herself- today

chapter 32

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Winners and Losers, supplies for the Spencer family begin to stockpile at the Mills’s house. Mrs. Spencer arrives and offers the family a surplus of donations, including dresses and shoes for Stella. Mrs. Spencer also gifts Stella a typewriter, and Stella is speechless with happiness. At school that day, everyone discusses the fire. Mrs. Grayson addresses the horror of the fire to her class. She then announces which essays were chosen for the writing contest. Stella secretly hopes hers was selected, but doesn’t say anything. The high school selection goes to Helen Spencer, the middle grades entry goes to Carolyn Malone, and the lower grades entry goes to Claudia Odom. Though Stella is excited for her best friend Carolyn, she can’t hide her disappointment

chapter 33

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Stella though about that. each of the families in bumblebee was sort of like a piece of s big old quilt their very own patchwork already woven together.tell stories memories.

chapter 34

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questions and review to Stella.

chapter 35

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Walking Up to Freedom Land begins on election day. Stella wakes up and asks Mama if Papa is going to vote. Stella expresses concern for whether the Klan might cause trouble. Papa arrives and Mama shares her concerns for his safety. Papa explains that he has a right to vote, and says that unless he stands up to express this right, nothing will ever change. Jojo appears and calls everyone’s attention to a building crowd outside. The crowd is working to escort Papa, Mr. Spencer, and Pastor Patton to vote. Stella, Jojo, and Mama join the crowd as they begin their march into town. The group begins singing a slave spiritual about “marching up to freedom land

chapter 36

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landslide make me think of rooks and dirt falling down a mountain. not sure what that has to do with an election.

chapter 37 cookie

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stella create cookies for his father

chapter 38 new story

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News Story, Stella types out another edition of Stella’s Star Sentinel with the headline “boy beat up in bumblebee” She gives details about Tony’s beating, and questions why the men responsible felt the need to attack him. She notes that Tony is physically doing well, but his mood has darkened.

chapter 39

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Willow Bark and Stinkbugs, Mama and Stella stay home from church to tend to Jojo’s illness. The two go into the woods in search of elderberries, mint, and willow bark for a medicinal tea for both Jojo and Tony. Stella is sad thinking about Tony’s injuries and wishes he could have flown away like Zalika. Stella and her mother talk about the Packard family, and Stella ponders if Paulette will “grow up to be mean like her father”

chapter 40 Gifts

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a newspaper with just one reader me mama says some folks have gifts,like knowing which plants can heal and which ones can hurt you.

chapter 41

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Old Books and New Stories, it is just before Thanksgiving and Stella’s school receives a donation of books from Mountain View School. The students gather around the box of books, only to discover many of them are outdated or in very poor condition. Mr. Stinson, the mailman, arrives with another box for the classroom. He notes how much less welcoming Mountain View School was when he brought books to them that morning. After he leaves, Mrs. Grayson opens the latest package to find it contains copies of the Carolina Times, as well as a letter announcing the essay contest winner. When Helen Spencer is announced as the winner, Stella can’t help but feel “so low

chapter 42

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Two Small Puncture wounds, Stella and Jojo walk home. Jojo says he is sad.