Blindness and representation
Stella has been blind from birth and is one of the two central friends.
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Phyllis A. Whitney - Author
This is a friendship-and-mystery story: two girls connect through clay sculpture and become involved in an attempt to stop a thief. Stella’s pin carries personal symbolic meaning.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a friendship-and-mystery story: two girls connect through clay sculpture and become involved in an attempt to stop a thief. Stella’s pin carries personal symbolic meaning.
Stella has been blind from birth and is one of the two central friends.
Stella lives with a grandmother described as domineering, and the girls become involved in thwarting a thief. The overview does not explain the intensity or details of these conflicts.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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