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VIOLETS ARE BLUE
The latest middle grade novel from beloved author Barbara Dee. Sweet and compelling, with a strong emotional core and a pitch perfect voice, VIOLETS ARE BLUE is the remarkable story of a girl named Wren who must grapple with a new town, a new school, and her mother's addiction.
For twelve-year-old Wren, life is suddenly full of big changes: her parents' divorce and Dad's remarriage, her move with Mom to a new town. So she distracts herself with a new obsession: watching special effects makeup videos by internet sensation Cat FX.
Of all the fantasy characters Cat FX recreates, Wren's favorite is the mermaid, but somehow she can't duplicate Cat FX's technique. Is something missing?
When Mom insists Wren pull herself away from her laptop, Wren agrees to do makeup for the middle school production of the musical Wicked. Soon she's so involved with the show, her friendship with Poppy, and dealing with Kai's crush that she isn't focused on Mom's disappearances. Or the weird lock on Mom's bedroom door. Or the number of pill bottles in Mom's medicine cabinet.
But when Wren can't ignore Mom's behavior any longer, she sets out to find CatFX, hoping her longtime idol will shine some light on her situation. Will Cat FX reveal the secret of the mermaid - and possibly something about real life?
Barbara Dee is the author of twelve middle grade novels published by Simon & Schuster, including Violets Are Blue, My Life in the Fish Tank, Maybe He Just Likes You, Everything I Know About You, Halfway Normal, and Star-Crossed. Her books have earned several starred reviews and have been named to many best-of lists, including the The Washington Post's Best Children's Books, the ALA Notable Children's Books, the ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project List, the NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, and the ALA Rainbow List Top Ten. Barbara lives with her family, including a naughty cat named Luna and a sweet rescue hound named Ripley, in Westchester County, New York.
Of all the fantasy characters Cat FX recreates, Wren's favorite is the mermaid, but somehow she can't duplicate Cat FX's technique. Is something missing?
When Mom insists Wren pull herself away from her laptop, Wren agrees to do makeup for the middle school production of the musical Wicked. Soon she's so involved with the show, her friendship with Poppy, and dealing with Kai's crush that she isn't focused on Mom's disappearances. Or the weird lock on Mom's bedroom door. Or the number of pill bottles in Mom's medicine cabinet.
But when Wren can't ignore Mom's behavior any longer, she sets out to find CatFX, hoping her longtime idol will shine some light on her situation. Will Cat FX reveal the secret of the mermaid - and possibly something about real life?
Barbara Dee is the author of twelve middle grade novels published by Simon & Schuster, including Violets Are Blue, My Life in the Fish Tank, Maybe He Just Likes You, Everything I Know About You, Halfway Normal, and Star-Crossed. Her books have earned several starred reviews and have been named to many best-of lists, including the The Washington Post's Best Children's Books, the ALA Notable Children's Books, the ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project List, the NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, and the ALA Rainbow List Top Ten. Barbara lives with her family, including a naughty cat named Luna and a sweet rescue hound named Ripley, in Westchester County, New York.
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Published 2021-09-28 by Aladdin |