The Star

The Star reflects the contemporary phenomenon of “fame without substance”, a part of our celebrity-soaked culture. Marion, a wooden doll, her friend Harley and their dog Polka, enter the imaginary World of Fame where Marion becomes a glamorous Star. But she learns painfully that stardom has a use-by-date. Her experience changes her forever but her true friends still love her. The story explores the superficiality of stardom and the value of true friendship.

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The Star

The Star reflects the contemporary phenomenon of “fame without substance”, a part of our celebrity-soaked culture. Marion, a wooden doll, her friend Harley and their dog Polka, enter the imaginary World of Fame where Marion becomes a glamorous Star. But she learns painfully that stardom has a use-by-date. Her experience changes her forever but her true friends still love her. The story explores the superficiality of stardom and the value of true friendship.

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The Star

The Star

by Felicity Marshall
The Star

The Star

by Felicity Marshall

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Overview

The Star reflects the contemporary phenomenon of “fame without substance”, a part of our celebrity-soaked culture. Marion, a wooden doll, her friend Harley and their dog Polka, enter the imaginary World of Fame where Marion becomes a glamorous Star. But she learns painfully that stardom has a use-by-date. Her experience changes her forever but her true friends still love her. The story explores the superficiality of stardom and the value of true friendship.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781876462925
Publisher: Hybrid Publishers
Publication date: 07/30/2010
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 8.66(w) x 11.42(h) x 0.39(d)
Age Range: 9 - 11 Years

About the Author

FELICITY MARSHALL is an Australian author/illustrator with an honours degree in Fine Arts who has exhibited in Australia, UK and France. She has worked in film production for 17 years. Her published books are You and Me Murrawee (short-listed Crichton Award for Illustration) and Sage’s Ark (short-listed Premier’s Book Awards).

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