The silver star
By: Jeannette Walls
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781471129087; 9781471129094; 9781471129100
Subjects: Sisters; Fiction; Self-actualization (Psychology) in adolescence
Description: Two motherless sisters--Bean and Liz--are shuttled to Virginia, where their Uncle Tinsley lives in the decaying mansion that's been in their family for generations. When school starts in the fall, Bean easily adjusts and makes friends, and Liz becomes increasingly withdrawn. Then something happens to Liz and Bean is left to challenge the injustice of the adult world.