Violets Are Blue

Synopsis

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a moving and relatable middle grade novel about secrets, family, and the power of forgiveness.Twelve-year-old Wren loves makeup—special effect makeup, to be exact. When she is experimenting with new looks, Wren can create a different version of herself. A girl who isn&’t in a sort-of-best friendship with someone who seems like she hates her. A girl whose parents aren&’t divorced and doesn&’t have to learn to like her new stepmom. So, when Wren and her mom move to a new town for a fresh start, she is cautiously optimistic. And things seem to fall into place when Wren meets potential friends and gets selected as the makeup artist for her school&’s upcoming production of Wicked. Only, Wren&’s mom isn&’t doing so well. She&’s taking a lot of naps, starts snapping at Wren for no reason, and always seems to be sick. And what&’s worse, Wren keeps getting hints that things aren&’t going well at her new job at the hospital, where her mom is a nurse. And after an opening night disaster leads to a heartbreaking discovery, Wren realizes that her mother has a serious problem—a problem that can&’t be wiped away or covered up. After all the progress she&’s made, can Wren start over again with her devastating new normal? And will she ever be able to heal the broken trust with her mom?

Copyright:

2021

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

304 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781534469204

Related ISBNs:

9781534469198

Publisher:

Aladdin

Date of Addition:

07/11/23

Copyrighted By:

Barbara Dee

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Children's Books, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family

Grade Levels:

Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade

Reading Age:

9–13

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.