Blue (2011) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Becky: 14 year old girl
• Chris: Becky's dad
• Becky Astor: Polly & Chris' fourteen-year-old daughter, who had Leukemia that went into remission in her early years to become a vibrant, vital young woman
• Chris Astor: a man in his early forties who is going through the toughest stretch of his life, divorced and estranged from his daughter
• Polly: Al's wife (Chris' ex-wife) and Becky's mother.
• Dyson: Miea's college boyfriend who becomes the aide to the Minister of Agriculture and liaison to the Queen.
• Miea: the young queen of a fantasy land that Becky and Chris created when Becky was little; it has taken on a life of its own and is now in danger of being destroyed
• Lonnie: Becky's best friend since pre-school.
• Lisa: Chris' best friend who was always setting him up with blind dates
• Gage: The "Voice" who gifts people and created the bridge for Becky and Chris to travel to Tamarisk.
• Dr. Nella: Doctor to the Queen and Becky in Tamarisk
• Al: Polly's new husband, a light-hearted man with a positive relationship with Becky
• Rubus: Son of the Vice Chancellor of Gunnthorn who defects to Tamarisk.
• Thuja: Minister of Agriculture in Tamarisk
• Gary: Electrician with an unusual message for Polly
• Kiley: Chris' niece
• Celia: A woman Chris had an unsuccessful date with
• Nigella: The woman Chris found (without Lisa's help) to date

Quotes edit see section history

• “Open-mindedness leads to enrichment.”

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• Magic is just science we don’t understand yet.

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• “Open-mindedness leads to enrichment.”

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• “Until we know everything, miracles are always possible.”

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• “Trepidation is either the sign of great weakness or great wisdom,”

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• “Certain things take practice. If you quit after a little failure, you never learn.”

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• Gage knew that shouts maintained stories. Whispers, however, started them.

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• Note to self: remember to use brains in the future.

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• You know, at some point you realize that every resolution leads to new complications,

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• It didn’t matter that so much promise went unfulfilled. What mattered was that the promise continued to exist.

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• “Imagine and embrace, Brightness. Don’t eliminate.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Tamarisk: Fantasy land created by Becky and Chris through nightly stories they made up
• Jonrae: A territory in Becky's fantasy world
• Connecticut: Where Becky and her family lived
• Gunnthorn: A land near Tamarisk

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Lou Aronica (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

This is a great read for anyone.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction

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