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True Colors

Abby Cooper

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English
Astra Young Readers
04 June 2024
Turning Red meets The Giver in this novel about a town where everyone agrees to think positively-but one girl, whose emotions manifest as colors, can't hide her true feelings.

Turning Red meets The Giver in this novel about a town where everyone agrees to think positively-but one girl, whose emotions manifest as colors, can't hide her true feelings.

In Serenity, Minnesota, everyone looks on the bright side, and that's on purpose- to live in this town, people have to agree to talk positively and only focus on the good things in life. For twelve-year-old Mackenzie Werner, who has the rare gift of her emotions showing up as a colorful haze around her body, this town seems like the perfect place; she'll never face the embarrassment of a grumbly grapefruit smog if everyone and everything is set up to be happy. But when a documentary maker comes to town and starts asking questions, Mackenzie, overwhelmed with emotion, can't hold her haze back-and it explodes onto the whole town. Now everyone has their own haze, revealing their real feelings. As Mackenzie learns that emotions go beyond surface level, the whole town must reckon with what it means now that these true colors are on display.
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Imprint:   Astra Young Readers
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 217mm,  Width: 148mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   363g
ISBN:   9781662620614
ISBN 10:   1662620616
Pages:   192
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 10 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Abby Cooper is the author of three middle-grade novels- Friend or Fiction, Sticks & Stones, and Bubbles, all of which incorporate a speculative element into a contemporary setting. A former school librarian and educator, Abby lives in Minnesota with her husband and son. Visitabbycooperauthor.com.

Reviews for True Colors

"""Grounding a plot reminiscent of The Giver against a contemporary backdrop, Cooper depicts Mackenzie’s bright emotions and desire to conform via a first-person POV that resounds as vibrantly as the protagonist’s rainbow glow. Insights from the documentary footage and Serenity paraphernalia add nuanced layers to this tale about idealism gone awry."" —Publishers Weekly"


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