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Indigo's Star - by Hilary McKay (Paperback)

Indigo's Star - by  Hilary McKay (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this hilarious companion to "Saffy's Angel," Indigo Casson returns to school after missing a semester due to mono, but he dreads dealing with the school bullies again. Soon Indigo meets Tom, an American who becomes his ally.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR THE START OF A NEW TERM, AND THE ECCENTRIC CASSONS ARE UP TO THEIR OLD TRICKS!</b> <p/> Indigo, having just recovered from a bout of mononucleosis, must return to school after missing an entire semester. Only his younger sister and loyal sidekick, Rose, knows why he's dreading it so much. As it turns out, the school bullies are eagerly awaiting Indigo's return so that they can pick up where they left off -- flushing his head in the toilet. But Indigo hasn't counted on meeting Tom, an American student who is staying with his grandmother in England for the year. With his couldn't-care-less attitude and rock-and-roll lifestyle, Tom becomes Indigo's ally, and together they work to take back the school. Meanwhile, eight-year-old Rose is desperately trying to avoid wearing horrible glasses, nineteen-year-old Caddy is agonizing over her many suitors, Saffy is working overtime with her best friend, Sarah, to protect Indigo from the gang, and with their father, Bill, in London at his art studio, their mother, Eve, is just trying to stay on top of it all!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Readers will love revisiting the chaotic-but-loving Casson household. <p/> -- <i>School Library Journal</i>, starred review<br><br>Readers...will wish they could be adopted by the Cassons. <p/> -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Hilary McKay is the award-winning author of <i>The Time of Green Magic</i> (which received five starred reviews), <i>The Skylarks' War </i>(which was a <i>Boston Globe</i> Best Book, and received three starred reviews), <i>Binny Bewitched </i>(which was a <i>Kirkus Reviews </i>Best Book of the Year and received two starred reviews), <i> Binny in Secret</i> (which received three starred reviews), <i>Binny for Short</i> (which received four starred reviews), and six novels about the Casson family: <i>Saffy's Angel</i>, <i>Indigo's Star</i>, <i> Permanent Rose</i>, <i>Caddy Ever After</i>, <i>Forever Rose</i>, and <i>Caddy's World</i>. She is also the author of <i>Wishing for Tomorrow</i>, the sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett's <i>A Little Princess</i>, and <i>The Swallows' Flight</i>. Hilary lives with her family in Derbyshire, England. Visit her at HilaryMcKay.co.uk.

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