Spencer announces she can’t find her daughter Hazel, Stella rushes into the woods and finds Hazel in a secret hiding spot. The white and black communities join together in an effort to douse the flames. They tell her the fire is payback for the men registering to vote. As Stella rushes to help, she is stopped by Klan members who are riding away from the blaze. One afternoon, after doing chores and looking at the Sears and Roebuck catalog with her friend Carolyn, Stella sees that the Spencer home is on fire. She writes a powerful essay comparing the Klan to dragons. Tony encourages Stella to write about the Klan. She asks all students to submit a story, and Stella is incredibly nervous. ![]() Grayson announces an essay contest sponsored by the Carolina Times newspaper. All three men pass the test and are registered. In Spindale, the men are greeted with extreme hostility and made to take a complicated test in addition to paying a heavy poll tax. Spencer, and Papa go into Spindale to register. People are shocked and nervous at the idea. The next day in church, Pastor Patton gives a sermon saying he plans on registering to vote for the upcoming election and encourages the congregation to join him. Grayson thinks Stella is the best thinker in the class. She tells Stella that she has known about her late-night writing sessions the whole time, and that despite her poor performance in school, Mrs. That night, Stella goes outside to write, and Mama joins her on the porch. Spoon Man tells a dramatic tale about an eagle who was born among chickens and therefore believed he could never fly. He attributes the uprising to the effects of the Great Depression. Spoon Man says that news about the Klan activity has spread around the state. Mama organizes a feast for the neighborhood, and everyone brings food and shares stories. One Saturday, a traveling salesman and storyteller called Spoon Man visits the town. Grayson, however, believes that Stella has great potential. The narrator reveals that Stella has struggled to read and write her entire life. Afterward, they begin working on writing projects, which Stella loathes. Grayson attempts to distract the students by preparing for the Christmas pageant, which is still weeks away. The children stop by Cathy’s Candy Store on the way to school and have a tense meeting with a group of white children. As they are gradually joined by their friends, parents offer warnings and tell the children to remain in groups. The next day, the Mills children walk to school. Stella tells her friend that she comes outside sometimes at night to write. Stella and her classmate Tony sit outside and talk. The family holds a meeting for other black adults from the neighborhood. The children return home and tell their parents what they have seen, and they are shocked as the Klan has not been active for many years. The group of men clad in white burn a cross. In the opening scene of the novel, 11-year-old Stella Mills and her eight-year-old brother Jojo are out by Kilkenny Pond when they witness a meeting of the Klu Klux Klan taking place. The novel takes place in the year 1932 in the small town of Bumblebee, North Carolina. The story's narrator only has access to the thoughts and feelings of the novel’s protagonist, Stella Mills. Stella by Starlight is a historical novel written by Sharon M.
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