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Book Review By Jessica Olson
A Solitary Blue by Cynthia Voigt

   Melody lives with her son Jeff and her husband who the call the Professor and when Jeff is in the second grade Melody left them and went to her home town in South Carolina. Then for almost six years Jeff did not talk to his mother. When Jeff was going into the seventh grade the Professor said that Jeff's mom wanted Jeff to go to her home town to visit her. Then Jeffrie goes to visit his mom for the summer before he has to go to school and gets to know his mom all over agian. Before Jeff knows it the summer is up and he has to go back home to Baltimore with his dad. When he goes back, every little thing reminds Jeff about his mom. Then the next summer he goes back and him and his mom get into a fight and then he goes back to his dad!


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day)
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school
Parents/lack of parents problem?

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast - Midwest

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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