This was a pretty good book. The message is strong and clear enough for a young reader but holding the attention of a high school child, probably not. It was simplistic and lacked detail. It would be just right for a middle school child. ( )

In western Massachusetts in 1976, still grieving and guilt-ridden over her father's drowning, twelve-year-old Blue is dealt another blow when her older sister, Star, runs away to escape their stepfather's violence against their mother. ( )