how the stars fell into the sky by jerrie oughton

The narrator is 15-year-old Welcome (she was named by her older sister, Evelyn Sue, who ''wanted me to always know that, even though I was number three, I was certainly welcome''). Bright and unusually ambitious (she wants to be a pediatrician), she struggles with adolescent awkwardness, strict parents and her first heartbreak. How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend (Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin Books) by Oughton, Jerry 29 August 1996 Paperback 453 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 11.00 8 Used from 11.00 1 Collectible from 29.00 Paperback from 33.98 1 Used from 33.98 1 New from 37. On the rebound, she lets a boy she doesn't love have intercourse with her-just once-and she gets pregnant. Her family ships her off to her childless aunt and uncle, which gives Welcome a chance to ponder her future. How the Stars Fell Into the Sky: A Navajo Legend. The characters throughout are memorable like Welcome, each uniquely combines ordinary vulnerability with unexpected stores of strength. This retelling of a Navajo folktale explains how First Woman tried to. For example, Evelyn Sue runs off to Hollywood in search of her beloved James Dean, but she returns with real wisdom and adult resolve. Horn, neighbor to Welcome's aunt and uncle, survived WWII in a prisoner-of-war camp, feeding her infant twins on raw bird's eggs. How the stars fell into the sky : a Navajo legend Item Preview. Childrens thin large softcover book How the stars fell into the sky, A Navajo Legend by Jerrie Oughton and Lisa Desimini. The pacing is not always consistent it's Welcome herself, not any inherent dramatic tension, that will hold readers. How the stars fell into the sky : a Navajo legend by Oughton, Jerrie Desimini, Lisa, illustrator.

How the stars fell into the sky by jerrie oughton