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Synopsis
The third book in the acclaimed Tillerman Series, Jeff must choose between his mother and his father in this atmospheric story, set in America’s Deep South.
Jeff is abandoned by his mother Melody. He grows up instead with his dusty old father, whom he knows only as the Professor. When Melody reappears in Jeff’s life and invites him to stay for the summer, Jeff’s world is alight with happiness. But Melody is never there, and Jeff is as lonely as ever. Maybe the Professor isn’t as dusty as Jeff had always imagined. But maybe, like the solitary blue heron, it is wisest never to get too close to anyone...
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Review
“A beautifully written story.”
The New York Times
“Cynthia Voigt writes with great power.”
Junior Bookshelf
“The Tillerman series... is a tour de force”
The Guardian
From the Back Cover
'Dear Jeffie, I am going away, but I'm not really going away from you. I will hold you in my heart, and you will hold me in your heart, and we can't ever be very far from each other then, can we?
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Jeff abandoned by his mother Melody, grows up with his dusty old father, whom he knows only as the Professor. When Melody appears in Jeff's life and invites him to stay for the summer, his world is alight with happiness. But Melody's never around and Jeff is as lonely as ever. Maybe the Professor isn't as dusty as Jeff had always imagined. But maybe, like the solitary blue heron, it's wise to never get too close to anyone...
A lyrical story of loneliness and family relationships, 'A Solitary Blue' builds on a character introduced in Book Two of the Tillerman's Series, 'Dicey's Song'.
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- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0613734416
- ISBN 13 9780613734417
- BindingSchool & Library Binding
- Number of pages250
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