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Indigo

Alice Hoffman

200284 pagesabout 1–2 hours
2002
first published
  • 2002Scholastic · 84 pages · ENGISBN 9780439256353
  • 2003Scholastic Signature · ENGISBN 9780439256360
  • 2003FollettBound Platinum · ENGISBN 9781404698062
  • 2003Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613674966
  • 2004Egmont Books Ltd · 99 pagesISBN 9781405203654

13 year-old Martha Glimmer is convinced this is the worst time of her life. Her mother died, she grew 7 inches, and she has to put up with a woman who plys Martha's lonely father with food and opinions about how 13 year-old girls should behave. Martha longs to leave Oak Grove and travel. Martha's best friend Trevor and his brother Eli also want to leave Oak Grove. Nicknamed Trout and Eel because of the thin webbing between their fingers and toes, they long to see the ocean. Together, Martha, Trout, and Eel are going to find the true meaning of home -- in very unexpected places.

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