Synopses & Reviews
Touch Blue and your wish will come true.
\u0022Why take chances?\u0022 says eleven-year-old Tess Brooks. \u0022Especially when it\u2019s so easy to let the universe know what you want by touching blue or turning around three times or crossing your fingers.\u0022
But Tess is coming to know that it\u2019s not always that simple.
The state of Maine plans to shut down her island\u2019s schoolhouse, which would force Tess\u2019s family to move to the mainland--and Tess to leave the only home she has ever known. Fortunately, the islanders have a plan too: increase the numbers of students by having several families take in foster children. So now Tess and her family are taking a chance on Aaron, a thirteen-year-old trumpet player who has been bounced from home to home. And Tess needs a plan of her own--and all the luck she can muster. Will Tess\u2019s wish come true or will her luck run out?
Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord offers a warm-hearted, humorous, and thoughtful look at what it means to belong--and how lucky we feel when we do. Touch Blue, sure as certain, will touch your heart.
HONORS for RULES:
-Newbery Honor Book
-Schneider Family Book Award
-ALA Notable Book
-NYPL100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
-KidPost Book of the Week, Washington Post
-Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)
-2007 Mitten Award winner (Michigan Library Association)
-Nominated for more than 35 state Kids' Choice Awards (so far!): AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, Pacific Northwest (voting together: Alaska, Alberta CA, British Columbia CA, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Synopsis
The Newbery Honor-winning author of "Rules" offers a warm, humorous, and thoughtful look at what it means to belong--and how lucky we feel when we do.
Synopsis
An exquisite second novel from the Newbery Honor author of RULES! TOUCH BLUE, sure as certain, will touch your heart.
The state of Maine plans to shut down her islands schoolhouse, which would force Tesss family to move to the mainland--and Tess to leave the only home she has ever known. Fortunately, the islanders have a plan too: increase the numbers of students by having several families take in foster children. So now Tess and her family are taking a chance on Aaron, a thirteen-year-old trumpet player who has been bounced from home to home. And Tess needs a plan of her own--and all the luck she can muster. Will Tesss wish come true or will her luck run out?
Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord offers a warm-hearted, humorous, and thoughtful look at what it means to belong--and how lucky we feel when we do. Touch Blue, sure as certain, will touch your heart.
About the Author
Cynthia Lord is the award-winning author of RULES, a Newbery Honor book (among its many distinctions), as well as the critically acclaimed TOUCH BLUE, released August, 2010. She made her picture book debut with HOT ROD HAMSTER. She lives in Maine with her family. Visit her at cynthialord.com.