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Casson Family: Indigo's Star: Book 2

Casson Family: Indigo's Star: Book 2

by HilaryMcKay (Author)

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    Hardcover 2003

    $3.27

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    Paperback 2004

    $3.27

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    Paperback 2006

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Synopsis

Indigo's going back to school after a long bout of glandular fever. He's not looking forward to it, as he knows the bullies will be waiting for him. But he's determined to stand on his own two feet - so when Saffy and Sarah break up a fight in the boys' bathroom, he's furious. Until he meets Tom. Tom is over from the States for a term, staying with his gran while his family sort out their own problems back home. He loves music and joking and is unfazed by the bullies, slowly beginning to win the class round. He helps Indigo to challenge his fears, and in doing so is absorbed into the crazy Casson family and finds some answers of his own. Rose adores him and is determined to help him get the guitar he's been eyeing in the local music shop - but her attempts to help end in disaster, leaving only one way out: Daddy needs to come back from London to the home (and wife) he's been neglecting. Rose couldn't have an ulterior motive, could she?

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 256
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 18 Sep 2003
ISBN 10: 034087578X
ISBN 13: 9780340875780
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
INDIGO'S STAR: 'as funny and compelling as her Whitbread-winning SAFFY'S ANGEL ... The unpatronising, open, thought-provoking ending leaves us eager for more. Definitely a book to curl up with and enjoy in one single sitting.' -- Lesley Agnew, The Bookseller 20040620 INDIGO'S STAR: 'Another winning title from the inimitable Hilary McKay.' -- Publishing News 20030606 INDIGO'S STAR: 'a welcome new instalment in the lives of the unforgettable Casson family, ... the characters of every Casson child go on developing. This is a rich vein; let's hope Hilary McKay will soon give Permanent Rose a book of her own.' -- The Independent Magazine, July 2003 20030606 Praise for SAFFY'S ANGEL: 'Quirky and curious ... unforgettable. The central characters are strong, lovable - and unique.' -- Nic Knight, The Bookseller 20030606 'A funny, exuberant story.' -- Carousel 20030606 'Hilary McKay's strength lies in her understanding of young people and her ability to evoke them very simply.' -- The Guardian 20030606 'A real feel-good novel, McKay treats us once again to one of her brilliantly characterised families. This is a really lovely book.' -- The Bookseller 20030606 'Brilliant, funny, clever and kind.' -- Amazon.co.uk 20030606 'Hilary McKay excels in conveying the anarchic bedlawm of family life, and she has excelled herself in her marvellous novel, Saffy's Angel which deserves to be placed alongside such classics as Little Women and The Railway Children.' -- TES Primary 20030606 'Finding its place in a rather neglected area of children's fiction, Hilary McKay pitches the tone just right with a tale that is both funning and touching.' -- The Guardian 20030606
Author Bio
Hilary McKay won the Guardian Children's Award with her first novel, The Exiles. Her subsequent work has achieved similar recognition - The Exiles at Home won the Smarties Prize, the Dog Friday trilogy was critically acclaimed and Saffy's Angel has just won the Whitbread Children's Novel Award. A graduate of Botany and Zoology from St Andrews University, Hilary now writes full-time. She lives in Derbyshire with her husband and two children.