A Star Upon a Dream

By Kendall T. Newell

Do you have dreams? Like the stars, we are very similar but unique at the same time. We all twinkle with a light that shines in our own special way. That shine is the power that fuels our dreams and aspirations in life. Doubting and telling others that they are not good enough only diminish a person’s light. Eventually, that light will lose its shine, blacking out into the void, like the star never existed. We should be uplifting to one another and making one another shine brighter than ever before. We all may have different dreams, but we all share the same sky!
Follow Meleah Rowland, a third grade student whose dream is to become a zoologist someday. She quickly learns how it feels to be doubted, thus diminishing the light of this young girl. She learns a very important lesson from her father, Charles Rowland, through the story of his own past to becoming the shining star he is today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664183568

Kendall T. Newell

The author, Kendall Newell, started his career as an elementary teacher in 2018 where he took his passion into the classroom to encourage students to reach for the stars and to never lose sight of their dreams. His award-winning childrens book, A Star Upon a Dream, is about not allowing people and circumstances to dictate what you can achieve in life. Despite the obstacles the author encountered on his adversity road, Kendall went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts in early childhood education from Heidelberg University. He earned his Master of Education in educational leadership from Concordia University and his K-6 principals license from Wright State University. Kendall is working towards earning his educational specialist degree in curriculum & instruction from Liberty University. He could not have persevered through this journey without a strong support system consisting of family and teachers.

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