![]() ![]() ![]() I often read books in which I like the characters, and/or find the characters realistic and three-dimensional. Touch Blue is about the adjustment period that takes place after 13-year-old Aaron arrives. As a desperate measure, Tess's family and several other island families have decided to take in foster kids, kids old enough to boost the school's population. The population of the island has become so small that the state wants to shut down the one-room schoolhouse, meaning that 11-year-old Tess Brooks and her family would have to move to the mainland. Review: Touch Blue is set on the small, island community of Bethsaida, Maine. I wanted to nominate it for this year's Cybils Awards, but Abby beat me to it. However, I'm certain that I would have loved Touch Blue without any of that. We've never met, but I read her blog, and consider her a kindred spirit. Cynthia is a fellow Red Sox fan and a judge on the Cybils Easy Reader and Early Chapter Books committee. ![]() Background: I've been a fan of Cynthia Lord's books since I fell in love with Rules back in 2006 (before it received a Newbery Honor, thank you very much). ![]()
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