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Who Owns the Sun?

by Stacy Chbosky

A child’s question about freedom

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A child’s question about freedom

Set in the 19th-century United States, the story begins with a boy asking his father who owns the sun, wind, and stars. A conversation he overhears leads him to a harder question about whether one person can own another. The book connects a child’s curiosity about the natural world with the historical subject of human freedom and dignity. Its author, Stacy Chbosky, wrote and illustrated the story at age 14.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in historical fiction
  • Young readers exploring themes of freedom and human dignity
  • Families or educators seeking a story that opens discussion about human ownership

Themes

FreedomHuman dignitySlavery and human ownershipChildhood curiosity

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Book overview

On a warm spring day, a young boy asks his beloved father a simple question, "Who owns the sun?"

His father wisely explains that no one can own the sun...nor can they own the wind or stars. But when the boy overhears a shocking conversation, he must ask his father the most difficult question of all, "Can one human being own another?"

Since it was first published 30 years ago, Who Owns the Sun? has touched generations of readers with its enduring message of freedom and the power of the human spirit.

Stacy Chbosky was 14 years old when she wrote and illustrated this story.

 

"...a lyrical tale of the need for freedom and of the dignity of the human spirit." -School Library Journal

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