When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.

Stella by Starlight

Stella by starlight

Stella lives in the segregated South -- in Bumblebee, North Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she can't. Some folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn't bothered them for years. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something they're never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. As Stella's community -- her world -- is upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. And she learns that ashes don't necessarily signify an end.

We are Dragon Girls -- hear us roar! Best friends Rosie, Phoebe, and Stella have been working together to save the Magic Forest from the evil Fire Queen. She’s determined to ruin nighttime for everyone! So far, the girls have succeeded in returning both nighttime dreams and beautiful moonlight to the creatures that live in the forest. But there’s more work to be done. Stella is leading her friends on a quest to free the stars that the Fire Queen has stolen right out of the sky. The queen is gaining power by the minute, so Stella must use every ounce of her strength, magic, and smarts to defeat her! Read all the books in the Night Dragon arc! #7: Rosie the Twilight Dragon #8: Phoebe the Moonlight Dragon #9: Stella the Starlight Dragon

Stella the Starlight Dragon (Dragon Girls #9)

"Rosie, Phoebe, and Stella all share an incredible secret--when they travel to a place called the Magic Forest, they can transform into powerful creatures called Night Dragons. Once there, the friends must save the Magic Forest from an evil that threatens tobanish nighttime--forever"--

Stella the Starlight Dragon

Short story, 15 pages approx. When Charles Lawson, formerly a notorious heroin dealer known as God, is released from jail after ten years, he lives quietly in a small apartment near the sea, with his two cats. When Lawson's eye specialist diagnoses him with macular degeneration and says he will be totally blind in a few years, Lawson devises an elaborate plan to commit suicide while making it look like an accident. Trying to execute his plan, he meets Star in the dunes. Caught in a violent marriage with Wayne, she had been planning the same thing. Perhaps they will be able to save one another. [5,000 words].