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Indigo is about two boys, born with webbing between their fingers and toes, and their friend Martha. They live in a town that is mortally afraid of water. The boy's desire for salt water leads them on a journey to the ocean. But when rain starts flooding the town, will they turn back to save their friends or will they continue towards their dreams?

Indigo may be short, but don't judge a book by its cover or length! The book is beautifully written using vivid description. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a book they can read quickly and totally enjoy.

Home to the sea!
Once again as she did in her first novel for younger readers, Aquamarine, Alice Hoffman delights readers of all ages with her book Indigo. Focusing on the magical nature of the sea, the author introduces us to memorable characters we won't soon forget.

Oak Grove is a town which fears water. Years before there was a devestating flood and now there is little water anywhere - pools are covered over, showers are taken with a minimum amount of time and few if any even think about a vacation at the sea. In this dry town live three children linked by the parched land who do dream about seeing an ocean, river or even a stream. Martha is best friends with Eel and Trout, adopted twins. For this young woman the loss of her mother and her father's unremitting grief and loneliness fill her with a need for the friendship of these brothers. Martha is also beginning to think that life away from Oak Grove, near water would be much better for her as well as the twins. For it is the the twins who have always had dreams about living near the ocean although why remains a mystery to them. And then one day Martha decides its time for them to find the ocean but shortly into their journey, the town of Oak Grove is threatened by a flood and the outcome of the flood and their adventure will forever change these young peoples lives.

In this slim volume, Hoffman has written volumes about the forces of love, friendships and following ones own paths and desires. This is a book well suited for adolescents and adults alike. It is always a joy to read anything by Alice Hoffman, particularly when it is a moral tale. And Nobody does realtionships and love better than Hoffman. I hope that she will continue to write books for younger adults and adults as well with these wonderful themes and I will surely continue to read all of her books. In case you couldn't tell Alice Hoffman is one of my very favorite writers.

Lush Emotion and a Dash of Ocean Magic
This is another of the (three?) young adult novels written by Alice Hoffman, who is a favourite of mine (she wrote "Practical Magic," which is hands down one of my favourite books, ever). This is an even shorter tale than the first young adult Hoffman I read, "Green Angel."

Basically, the tale of "Indigo," is the tale of a young girl, Martha Glimmer, who is coming of age in a painful environment - her father is currently quite numb after the death of her mother nearly a year earlier, and her thirteenth year of life seems as unlucky as the reputation of the number. She disdains her town - it is a plain, dry place where floods in the past have left the whole town wary of water in any form. They have blocked off the creek, dried up the town, and it rarely rains. This is Hoffman at her slightly-magical best.

Martha's best friends, nicknamed Trout and Eel, are two water-loving boys who have never seen the ocean. Their fingers and toes are webbed, and their dreams are of the endless waters. Together, the three decide to run to something else, and in leaving learn about who they are, and what home really is.

A soft and touching (and very very short) tale, this is happily recommended to those who enjoy their young adult reading with a dash of magic, and a depth of emotions.

'Nathan