Star Sullivan: Quick Read (Quick Reads)

Quick Reads, 2006. — 106 pages. Molly Sullivan said that the new baby was a little star. She was no trouble at all and she was always smiling . . . so she became known as Star. Star Sullivan just wanted everyone to be happy - her father to stop gambling, her mother not to work so hard, her brother to stay out of trouble, her sister to stop worrying about every little thing she ate. Then Laddy moved in next door - and everything began to change, until Star was no longer the sweet, thoughtful girl everyone loved and no one worried about . . . Molly Sullivan disait que son bébé était une petite étoile. Elle ne causait pas d'ennuis et elle souriait tout le temps. C'est ainsi qu'on se mit à l'appeler Star...Star Sullivan veut simplement que tout le monde soit heureux : que son père arrête de jouer aux jeux de hasard, que sa mère ne travaille pas trop dur, que son frère reste à l'écart des ennuis et que sa soeur arrête de s'inquiéter pour chaque petite chose qu'elle mange. Mais un jour, Laddy emménage dans la maison d'à côté et tout change, jusqu'à ce que Star ne soit plus la gentille petite fille que tout le monde aime et qui ne cause de souci à personne Molly Sullivan said that the new baby was a little star. She was no trouble at all and she was always smiling... so she became known as Star and no one remembered that her name was Oona. Star Sullivan just wanted everyone to be happy - her father to stop gambling, her mother not to work so hard, her brother to stay out of trouble, her sister to stop worrying about every little thing she ate. Then the Hale family moved in next door, and from the moment Star saw 23-year-old Laddy Hale, everything began to change - until Star was no longer the sweet, thoughtful girl everyone loved and no one worried about...