Silhouetted by the Blue
3.5/5
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After the death of her mother, seventh-grader Serena finds herself facing the day-to-day challenges of caring for herself and her younger brother, Henry, all while attempting to lead a normal pre-teen life.
Seventh-grader Serena Shaw is trying to keep up at school while rehearsing for the lead role in the spring musical and dealing with a father so "blue" he is nearly catatonic. With the aid of a not-so-secret admirer, as well as a growing sense of self-confidence, she faces the challenges of caring for herself and her ball-of-charm younger brother—all while attempting to lead the life of a normal pre-teen.
Readers will be drawn into this convincing portrait of a vivacious young person who is on a path to discovering that taking on responsibility sometimes means finding the best way to ask for help.
Traci L. Jones
TRACI L. JONES's first novel, Standing Against the Wind, was met with critical acclaim, won the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award, and was named to five state reading lists. Her subsequent novels include Finding My Place and Silhouetted by the Blue. Jones lives with her husband and children in Denver, Colorado.
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Reviews for Silhouetted by the Blue
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As someone who struggles with “blue periods” and has been in relationships with depressed people, this book really hit home. It was very well-done and on point, while keeping its finger on the pulse of the underlying issue.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This was a fast read. I think it would appeal to pre-teens who are interested in drama because it is about a seventh grader who gets the lead in the school play but she has to overcome many obstacles. She has to deal with her father's full blown depression all by herself while caring for her younger brother and keeping her grades up.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5"Take care of my boys, baby girl. Take care of them till I get home." That's what Serena's mom told her before she left on a business trip... but she was in a car accident and never came home. Now Serena's trying to deal with her grief while she keeps up with everything else - taking care of her little brother and a dad who won't get out of bed, schoolwork (her grades are slipping), play practice (Serena's playing the lead), grocery shopping, laundry, cleaning... Serena's dad has "had the blue" (as her little brother would say) from time to time, but before, her mom was always around to take care of him. Can Serena see them through until her dad feels better or will her dad's blue swallow them all this time? This book is a great choice for tween readers who are wanting something that's edgy but still tween-appropriate. I'd hand it to tweens wanting sad stories and I'll confess that this book had me in tears at multiple parts. An innocent love storyline between Serena and her Spanish class buddy Elijah (who keeps saying really sweet things to her in Spanish) lightened the tone now and then.