Christen's votes on the list Middle Grade Historical Fiction

Listopia > Christen's votes on the list Middle Grade Historical Fiction (77 Books)

1	The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis 4.04 avg rating — 2,161 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Like Vanessa by Tami Charles (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 891 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg-or-jh See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth by Sheila O'Connor (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 1,002 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Genevieve's War by Patricia Reilly Giff 4.05 avg rating — 777 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The War I Finally Won (The War That Saved My Life, #2) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 48,649 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 21,040 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein by Jennifer Roy 3.93 avg rating — 1,480 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz 4.14 avg rating — 2,306 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 9,418 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Orphan Band of Springdale by Anne Nesbet (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 559 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	She Loves You by Ann Hood (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 876 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Hunger: A Tale of Courage by Donna Jo Napoli (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 439 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Warden's Daughter by Jerry Spinelli 3.69 avg rating — 4,121 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 3,783 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Cinnamon Moon by Tess Hilmo (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 161 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Paper Wishes by Lois Sepahban (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 3,548 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow, #1) by Lauren Wolk 4.17 avg rating — 30,264 ratings Christen added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Way to Stay in Destiny by Augusta Scattergood (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 634 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Sound of Life and Everything by Krista Van Dolzer (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 306 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 15,605 ratings Christen rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 118,785 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan 4.36 avg rating — 48,172 ratings Christen rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Julia and the Art of Practical Travel by Lesley M.M. Blume 3.66 avg rating — 169 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Dear Hank Williams by Kimberly Willis Holt 3.96 avg rating — 930 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) by Rita Williams-Garcia 4.02 avg rating — 37,957 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan 4.05 avg rating — 116,772 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Under the Hawthorn Tree (Children of the Famine, #1) by Marita Conlon-McKenna 4.22 avg rating — 4,887 ratings Christen added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1) by Jacqueline Kelly (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 36,052 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	May B. by Caroline Starr Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 6,313 ratings Christen added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Countdown (The Sixties Trilogy, #1) by Deborah Wiles (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 10,950 ratings Christen rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 630,363 ratings Christen rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Skylark and Wallcreeper by Anne O'Brien Carelli 4.21 avg rating — 284 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Colors of the Rain by R.L. Toalson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 500 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Hardscrabble by Sandra Dallas 4.08 avg rating — 753 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	It Ain't So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas 4.25 avg rating — 4,581 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 5,459 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 5,192 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Story Collector (The Story Collector #1) by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 1,131 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	A Whale in Paris by Daniel Presley (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 241 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Dollmaker of Krakow by R.M. Romero (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 5,767 ratings Christen rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	A Stitch in Time by Daphne Kalmar 3.71 avg rating — 347 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 4,370 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Ruby Lee and Me by Shannon Hitchcock (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 950 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord 3.88 avg rating — 6,755 ratings Christen added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Which Way Is Home? by Maria Kiely 3.93 avg rating — 217 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Starting from Seneca Falls by Karen Schwabach 3.82 avg rating — 215 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Not Your All-American Girl by Wendy Wan-Long Shang (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 600 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park 4.27 avg rating — 9,274 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1) by Ann Clare LeZotte (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 6,143 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 9,723 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Village of Scoundrels: A Novel Based on a True Story of Courage During WWII by Margi Preus 3.75 avg rating — 539 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	All the Greys on Greene Street by Laura Tucker (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 1,339 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	When the Crickets Stopped Singing by Marilyn Cram Donahue 3.88 avg rating — 85 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Leaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 771 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 3,387 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship between a Boy and a Baseball Legend by Sharon Robinson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,236 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	No Cream Puffs by Karen Day (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 681 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Desperado Who Stole Baseball (Cruz de la Cruz, #1) by John H. Ritter (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 270 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Heart of a Champion by Ellen Schwartz 4.11 avg rating — 234 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Out of Left Field (The Gordon Family Saga #3) by Ellen Klages 4.27 avg rating — 1,130 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson 4.16 avg rating — 9,264 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Jelly Bean Summer by Joyce Magnin (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 293 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk 4.25 avg rating — 11,324 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg-or-jh See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Blue Birds by Caroline Starr Rose (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 743 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac 3.81 avg rating — 1,206 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Velvet Room by Zilpha Keatley Snyder 4.30 avg rating — 2,647 ratings Christen rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,252 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 958 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi (Goodreads Author) 3.30 avg rating — 2,014 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The True History of Lyndie B. Hawkins by Gail Shepherd (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 458 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata 4.05 avg rating — 1,609 ratings Christen added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 15,348 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk 4.08 avg rating — 16,864 ratings Christen rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Snow Lane by Josie Angelini 3.76 avg rating — 483 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Front Desk (Front Desk #1) by Kelly Yang (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 46,885 ratings Christen added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 451 ratings Christen added it to to-read-mg See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 20,414 ratings Christen rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars