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It's back to school for the start of a new term. Indigo's returning after a bout of glandular fever and is dreading it. Rose is worrying about Indigo--and her new glasses. Saffy is busy dictating Rose's homework answers, while Caddy agonizes over ways to dump her current boyfriend. And their mother, Eve, is busy trying to dry her latest painting with a hairdryer. Some things never change. But this term Tom has joined Indigo's class. And that will make all the difference . . .
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"There is a lot going on in this novel and many characters, but McKay juggled it well. It is never too much. All of the Cassons, Sarah, and Michael are back in this volume. Tom, a new character, joins the melee'. He is a friend of both and Indigo and Rose, who has family issues of his own. Rose rather annoyed me in the first book, but it in this one I enjoyed her more. I wanted to scoop her up and hug her. I also wanted to throttle the parents at several points (a recurring theme). My favorite part of this book was Indigo though. It was wonderful watching him grow and stretch himself. This did seem to be more of a Rose story overall though."
— Brandy (4 out of 5 stars)
Indigo's Star Listener Reviews
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" This is the second book about the dysfunctional, but extremely real, Casson family. I find Mckay's books refreshing, and I always laugh at how real the situations the characters find themselves in are. This is my favorite book by Mckay, told through the eyes of Indigo, the only boy of the Casson children, as he learns to deal with bullies, and with friends. "
— Athena, 2/13/2014 -
" Found this one in our library --I didn't even know it existed. Love the series. "
— Amara, 1/29/2014 -
" I'm on page 208 and loving it!!! "
— Meghan, 1/29/2014 -
" Has it's bad parts... "
— Riki, 1/28/2014 -
" One of my favourite books! Very exciting and entertaining! "
— Stephanie, 1/23/2014 -
" Excellent follow-up to Saffy's Angel. Rose is still my favorite of the Cassons, but Indigo is my second-favorite. "
— Rachel, 1/19/2014 -
" TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
— Padya, 1/16/2014 -
" It was borring... i didn't actually finish it, but it was too borring! "
— Star, 12/26/2013 -
" Good book. Read one before it first, as in all cases. I am going to read the next books in the series about this family. "
— Kendall, 12/19/2013 -
" this book is a must read!!! it is awsome i sound like ms.armstrong!!! "
— Peyton, 12/16/2013 -
" this is a awesome book! part of that saffy's angel, permanent rose series that I still have yet to finish!!! :) "
— Audrey, 12/15/2013 -
" also want to read "
— Morgan, 11/30/2013 -
" Read awhile ago...but it was better than the first! Great story about bullying and learning to overcome that and friendship. "
— Sabrina, 10/31/2013 -
" I loved rose, indigo, eve, tom, and even Bill Casson. Great book =). "
— Mikayla, 5/12/2013 -
" Good and funny, while teaching a valuable lesson about friendship, blah, blah, blah, my mom is reading this over my shoulder. But it was a good book. "
— Julia, 1/30/2013 -
" Second Casson book. I did like it, especially Michael and Caddy, and Tom. [Nov. 2010] "
— Maureen, 1/11/2013 -
" I grow more and more impressed by Hilary McKay. The Casson family, and the crew they pull into their orbit, are so well-drawn, so convincing and memorable, so endearing and obviously loved by their creator, that it's sad when any book ends. "
— Julie, 10/25/2012 -
" Everything in Hilary McKay's series about the Casson family is unbelievably funny and wonderful and her characters will completely steal your heart, regardless of your age. "
— Molly, 7/22/2012 -
" it was good, but it was really confusing. not one of my best choices... "
— Jessy, 5/11/2012 -
" Crazy British family. "
— Rose, 2/23/2012 -
" This is the second book in the Casson family series. I loved the second half of this book. Don't get me wrong, the first half was great, but the second half made me laugh and cry with its wonderfulness. "
— Tricia, 11/11/2011 -
" A generally sweet story about a large family and a few troubles they help a friend through. I would recommend it to fans of the Penderwick chapter books (by Jeanne Birdsall) who have grown up a bit and are ready for a story with bullies and a small amount of violence in it. "
— Kristen, 10/18/2011 -
" Thi sis a book I can't really remember "
— Valerie, 8/8/2011 -
" I love this book so much. It's funny, real-life and so true. You can emaphise with every single character in this book. "
— Joni, 7/28/2011 -
" One of my favourite books! Very exciting and entertaining! "
— Stephanie, 5/2/2011 -
" Excellent - such a great series. Would be good for MS. Quirky British family. "
— Janine, 3/17/2011 -
" I loved rose, indigo, eve, tom, and even Bill Casson. Great book =). "
— Mikayla, 12/12/2010 -
" Not quite as charming as the first,though I enjoyed reading it. I really liked Indigo and loved Rose, but the family disfunctionality was more painful and annoying than Saffy's Angel--because it was pushed more to the foreground. "
— Rachel, 12/6/2010 -
" Hmm, I wanted love this as much as Saffy's Angel, but didn't. I think I found Rose a little precious, and this is mostly Rose's book, despite the title. "
— Mordena, 7/28/2010 -
" Not a good as the first, but almost. Rose was more developed in this one and more of a main character. Indigo definitely grew and although this book was named after him it seemed more about Caddy, Rose, Eve and Bill. "
— Marriah, 6/4/2010 -
" I'm on page 208 and loving it!!! "
— Meghan, 5/4/2010 -
" Loved book number two in the Casson Family series. I can't decide if I want to be a Casson or a Penderwick. I did listen to this one and it was very good, except the actress (who is british) had a difficult time with an american accent. Can't wait to read number three! "
— Kim, 11/9/2009 -
" The seiries as a whole is quite girly, but this book is an expection.Indigo's Star is the best of the seiries. "
— Chris, 8/24/2009
About Hilary McKay
Hilary McKay was born in Boston, Lincolnshire. Her first book, The Exiles, about an unusual family called the Conroys, was published in 1991 and went on to win the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award. The sequel, The Exiles at Home, won the Smarties Prize, and a third volume, The Exiles in Love, was also acclaimed.
About Helen Lederer
Helen Lederer was one of the first stand-up comediennes at the Comedy Store. Since then she has worked extensively in radio and television, with credits including Girls on Top, The Young Ones, Happy Families, and Naked Video. She has also written and performed several series of Life with Lederer for Radio 4, and her theater work includes Educating Rita and Having a Ball.