Indigo's Star

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Indigo's Star is the second title in Hilary McKay's hilarious and award-winning Casson Family series. Indigo's going back to school after a long bout of illness. He's not looking forward to it, the bullies are lying in wait. But he's determined to stand on his own two feet - so when Saffy and Sarah break up a fight in the boys' bathroom, he's furious. Until he meets Tom. Tom is from New York, loves music, makes Indigo laugh and is unfazed by the bullies. But Tom has troubles of his own - can the boys help each other out? Follow the family's adventures in the rest of the beloved series: Saffy's Angel, Permanent Rose, Caddy Ever After, Forever Rose and Caddy's World.

Hilary McKay won the Costa Children's Book Award for The Skylarks' War, the Guardian Fiction Prize for The Exiles, and the Smarties and the Whitbread Award for The Exiles in Love and Saffy's Angel respectively. Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales was her first book with Macmillan Children's Books and is a critically acclaimed collection of clever retellings.

Warm, touching and hilarious. * Guardian * As funny and compelling as her Whitbread-winning Saffy's Angel . . . The unpatronising, open, thought-provoking ending leaves us eager for more. Definitely a book to curl up with and enjoy in one single sitting' -- Lesley Agnew * The Bookseller * Another winning title from the inimitable Hilary McKay * Publishing News * A welcome new instalment in the lives of the unforgettable Casson family * Independent Magazine * Humorous and poignant * Booklist * There's an infectious energy about the Casson family * She Magazine *