Alice Hoffman's Water Tales: Aquamarine and Indigo FROM OUR EDITORS
Two of Alice Hoffman's water-themed stories for younger audiences are now bound together in one enchanting edition. A fluid read for anyone in the mood for magical, soul-stirring tales about life and friendship.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Friendships are forever. Love knows no bounds. The supernatural graces the everyday in unexpected ways. These themes have made Alice Hoffman a cherished best selling author across the country. Now, with Aquamarine and Indigo, she gives us wonderful magic realism for all ages.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
Two best friends share a mysterious secret in Aquamarine: a mermaid at the bottom of the pool. Indigo builds on the mermaid theme and deftly interweaves themes of friendship, identity and the tension between family ties and freedom that adolescence inevitably brings, wrote PW. Ages 10-up. (Mar.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
KLIATT - Deborah Kaplan
Two light and sweet novellas, Aquamarine and Indigo, explore merpeople and adolescence. Aquamarine focuses on scene rather than plot, describing the last days of the Capri Beach Club with such detail that the malaise of August heat bakes through. Twelve-year-olds Hailey and Claire come daily to the Capri despite the bubbling asphalt and weedy tennis courts, hoarding time before Claire moves away. Glum despair is cut when a fierce storm blows 16-year-old mermaid Aquamarine into the swimming pool. Claire and Hailey find Aquamarine a date, restore her to the ocean, and cope with their own separation. In Indigo, Martha and her friends Trevor and Eli come to terms with the prejudices of their hometown. The water-loving boys have webbed fingers and drink salt water, but the people of Oak Grove dread water so much that the swimming pool has been drained, the creek dammed up, and the lawns left unwatered. Worse, Martha's widowed father is being courted by the despicable Hildy Swoon. A terrible flood allows the children to put things right. Not much here in terms of story, but the eloquent language makes for an enjoyable and satisfying read. KLIATT Codes: JSﾽRecommended for junior and senior high school students. 2003, Scholastic, 198p.,
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