![]() ![]() It's packed with memorable and believable characters and powered by the prospect of redemption and just a hint of romance. ![]() It has all the hallmarks of a classic contemporary young adult issues novel. * Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) * Despite the weighty problems the characters face-grief, alcoholism, and bullying among them-Bluefish is a lively, often-humorous, and ultimately hopeful page-turner. ![]() * The Horn Book (starred review) * Readers seeking emotional warmth, congenial humor, and an affirmation of forgiveness and friendship will cozy up to these characters. Unique and original, believable and poignant, this is a book with power of its own. A lovely, understated book that celebrates the possibility of a kind and humane friendship between an eighth-grade girl and boy.this novel is also an ode to the significance of reading in the lives of young people and to a teacher who knows the power literature can wield. ![]()
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