Reviewer: Brooke K. '12

Indigo is an adventure book, which teaches you the power of finding your true identity. Indigo is about a 13-year-old girl, Martha, who lives in a town full of dry, horrible things. In this town there are rules about using too much water. Martha’s dream is to leave Oak Grove and the dryness, and go to New York City, Paris, or San Francisco. One day Martha and her two best friends, who also have a desire to leave the town, sneak out. To find out what happens read Indigo.

Winter 2005

In a town that dreads water, two unusual boys "Trout" and "Eel" and their best friend Martha are out to find the place they were meant to be.  But when they run into trouble, they learn that the place they were meant to be is where they already are.

Fall 2003

In Oak Grove no one likes water, except two boys who have web fingers and toes.  Their names are Trevor and Eli McGill.  Everyone finds these boys extremely weird, except one girl, Martha Glimmer, who happens to be their best friend.  Together the three of them go on a trip by themselves to the beach to live there until something bad happens to cause them to turn around.

Fall 2003

Water Tales is two mermaid novels by Alice Hoffman.

Water Tales

The first one, Aquamarine, is about two friends who go to a broken-down swim club. The club is going out of business and the pool is shut down. The only one who is still there besides the 2 girls is the teenage boy who runs the snack bar.  After a big storm, they find a washed-up stranded mermaid in the pool. The mermaid, Aquamarine, is very stubborn and won't leave the pool until she is introduced to the teenage boy.

Finally the girls make up a plan to grant the mermaid her wish. The story is very suspenseful because Aquamarine's time away from the ocean is limited. Will she meet the boy before her time is up?

Indigo is the second novel and is about two very unusual adopted  brothers who find out a big secret about their past that may help them save their town from a big flood.  I recommend this double- header to anyone who enjoys reading about the sea.

Summer 2003