by Nancy Springer · Philomel Books · tapa dura · ISBN 9780399230288
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«Secret Star» is Nancy Springer's young adult novel, published by Philomel Books in hardcover (138 pages, in English).
The protagonist, Tess, is fourteen, lives in poverty, and remembers nothing of her life before age ten. Though happy with her stepfather, who uses a wheelchair, her world is shaken when a scarred young man finds her and starts asking about her real father.
First edition 1997; themes include amnesia, poverty, stepfathers, and physical disability.
Aimed at young adult and teenage readers; interest age starts at ten.
Nancy Springer is an American author of fantasy, young adult literature, mystery, and science fiction. Her novel Larque on the Wing won the Tiptree Award in 1994. She also received the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for her novels Toughing It in 1995 and Looking for Jamie Bridger in 1996. Additionally, she received the Carolyn W. Field Award from the Pennsylvania Library Association in 1999 for her novel I am Mordred. She has written more than sixty books over a career that has spanned half a century..
