![]() ![]() I loved watching this character overcome her past, her negligent mother, and her preconceptions to stand on her own two feet. While a romance does develop, the narrative focuses on one woman’s self-examination and unraveling of the truths she held that may not necessarily be the actual truth. At sixteen, Emmie Blue stood in the fields of her school and released a red balloon into the sky. Whenever Lucas needs her she hurries off to France, but what has she been missing at home? His upcoming marriage finally spurs her to reexamine and reevalute her life and she discovers a lot about Emmie Blue. Emmie hopes it’s a confession of love it is a request for her to be the best woman at his upcoming wedding.Įmmie has been so infatuated with Lucas and the kismet of their meeting that she has basically ignored most of the other relationships in her life. The two strike up a deep friendship and 14 years later he has news that he must tell her in person. Days later she receives a reply from Lucas, a boy in France. ![]() On a particularly awful day, teenager Emmie Blue releases a balloon containing a secret along with her email address into the sky from a shore town in England. Review by Yvonne Selander, collection development librarian Dear Emmie Blue A Novel By Lia Louis Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 17. ![]()
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