“The White Star” is a terrific book about a baseball-obsessed boy named Nolan. His friend, Abraham Kohath, along with Abraham’s family, are about to be forced to leave the country, so Nolan assembles a car wash fundraiser to help. But that’s not the only thing stirring! The story takes a mysterious twist when we learn that the Kohath family are the keepers of a magical chest, which also happens to be wanted by an evil celestial being.