The Girl Who Wanted to Be a Star

A novel in fifteen chapters · by Nurit Rozenblat

Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to shine.

Not just a little. She wanted to be a star — beautiful, admired, and impossible to ignore.

But the brighter she tried to become, the more she began to lose sight of the girl she used to be.

Between mirrors, glittering dreams, changing friendships, and a world where everyone seems to be shining brighter than everyone else, she discovers that becoming a star may come at a price she never imagined.

And somewhere along the way, a forgotten childhood treasure reminds her of something she almost lost.

The Girl Who Wanted to Be a Star is a thoughtful, imaginative story about growing up, belonging, self-image, and the quiet courage it takes to be yourself.

A story for young readers — and for anyone who has ever wished to become someone else, only to discover that their own story was worth telling all along.

Chapters

Chapter One — The Light in the Distance

Chapter Two — The Place by the Window

Chapter Three — The Chosen Light

Chapter Four — Beyond the Window

Chapter Five — What Didn’t Fit in the Picture

Chapter Six — The Price of Being Someone Else

Chapter Seven — What the Stars Hide

Chapter Eight — Who Will See the Light

Chapter Nine — The Place Beside the Star

Chapter Ten — When the Light Moves On

Chapter Eleven — The Price of Saying No

Chapter Twelve — When the Light Went Out

Chapter Thirteen — What You See from the Other Side

Chapter Fourteen — The Girl Inside the Picture

Chapter Fifteen — The Star That Wasn’t in the Sky

The Woman Behind the Stories

There are people who find themselves in one field and devote themselves to it. Nurit Rozenblat never felt she had to choose just one.

She is an entrepreneur, businesswoman, author and creator, who moves between the world of business and investments and the world of writing and imagination.

More than a decade ago, she founded OrOrgani, a skincare brand she manages to this day. She also develops cosmetic formulas sold to other companies, invests in the capital market, and manages real estate properties she owns.

Her love of research, learning and sharing knowledge also led her to create two digital magazines, Skin & Wellness Magazine and Nature’s Recipes Magazine. Her articles are also published in international magazines and platforms, including Medium, Substack, Elephant Journal and Flipboard.

But there is another side to Nurit, one that begins where business plans and numbers end, and imagination takes over.

She has always been drawn to the questions that don’t have simple answers. What is the meaning of life? What lies beyond what we can see? And how much of our reality do we truly understand?

That curiosity gave birth to The Journey to Eternity, a philosophical novel exploring existence, eternity, and the mysteries of creation.

In Thoughts Along the Way, she turns inward, exploring life, memory, love, fear, and the quiet questions that accompany us through the years.

Shells of Darkness reveals another side of her writing, where curiosity about the human body and the unseen world becomes a different kind of exploration.

And because not everything in life needs to be taken so seriously, she also wrote A Day in Menopause, a humorous look at the unexpected changes, absurd moments, and everyday surprises of menopause.

Her writing continues to grow, moving between philosophical fiction, personal reflections, humor, and stories for younger readers. Each book is different, yet all come from the same place: an endless curiosity about life and the freedom to imagine.

Perhaps what defines Nurit most is that she has never felt the need to choose just one path. She can build a business, develop products, explore new ideas, write books, question existence, and still find plenty of reasons to laugh.

After all, life is far too interesting to experience from only one perspective.

If you, too, love stories that make you think, questions that stretch the imagination, moments of emotion, and a little humor, I invite you to discover my books.

Perhaps between the pages you will find a thought that stays with you, a question you never thought to ask, an unexpected smile, or a story that takes you somewhere else.

Step into my world of books, choose the story that sparks your curiosity, and simply start reading.

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