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Feisty Rose takes center stage as the highly original Casson family faces a long, hot summer. As usual, things are a bit chaotic. Eldest daughter Caddy is now engaged to darling Michael, and she’s not altogether sure she likes it. Saffy and Sarah are on a mission to find Saffy’s biological father (while cultivating hearts of stone). Indigo is cautiously beginning a friendship with a reformed bully, who desperately wants to feel like part of the Casson family. Rose, while missing Tom (who none of them have heard from) dreadfully, enters into a life of petty crime, shoplifting small items until her misadventures nearly bring disaster. Through it all, Rose’s single-minded determination to find Tom remains as fierce as it is hopeless. Or is it? Hilary McKay has painted the fond mayhem of this delightful family with such humor, warmth, and authenticity that readers will fall in love with them all over again. Once you’ve visited the Casson household, you may never want to leave.
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"Once you meet the Casson family, you'll be sucked in and hooked forever. Never was there a family so eclectic, yet so warm, real and full of hope--maybe in all of children's literature. This is the 3rd of the series: start with Saffy's Angel, then read Indigo's Star. After this one, read Caddy Ever After, then--calloo callay! The new 5th book, Permanent Rose, which I haven't read yet, but can't wait to do!"
— Carre (5 out of 5 stars)
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“This rollicking story is sure to keep this family’s old fans and capture new ones.”
— School Library Journal -
“Entertaining and heartrending.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
“Wonderful.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Awards
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Shortlisted for the Whitbread Award in 2005
Permanent Rose Listener Reviews
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" This book was a really good book.I liked how you would think something was going to happen but then some total different would happen. How if you would read something and you forget about it then it poops up and it refreshes you memory. "
— Blair, 2/11/2014 -
" Quite a while ago. Time to find it again. "
— Amara, 2/9/2014 -
" ALL of these books about the Casson family are delightful! I want to own them all. "
— Tahlia, 1/28/2014 -
" Finished this book in the middle of the night countering a bout of rain-induced insomnia. Rose is the youngest of the eccentric Casson family (and what English family in literature isn't eccentric?) 8-year old Rose has no real life of her own outside her art, but is completely immersed in outside lives of her 3 siblings issues without them really noticing. This is both the strength and weakness of this book. McKay shows the complexity of family life, particularly how one sibling relates to another siblings friends. But unfortunately, the book doesn't stand alone very well. I read the first in the series, Saffy's Angel, but missed Indigo blue, and found myself a little in the dark at points, speculating as to what must have happened in the previous book. But at least I have something to look forward to. "
— Anne, 1/20/2014 -
" The Casson family rocks. Whatever the problem they always come through for each other. "
— Lyn, 1/13/2014 -
" I likes it because it was FULL of adventure "
— Apoorva, 12/21/2013 -
" Saint, or just more or less totally bonkers? Probably which? I think this one's my favorite! "
— Jenn, 12/19/2013 -
" I love this series, and this one was just what I needed as the school year dragged to a close. While it's not the best one (Saffy's Angel still gets my vote for that), I find that any of these books make me happy and make me want to reread the rest of the list. A pleasure for sure! "
— Knitme23, 11/28/2013 -
" It is even clearer than in the last book that Rose is McKay's favorite character. "
— Miriam, 11/9/2013 -
" Well, seeing I loved the first two, I reallyyy loved this one. The girl was much more relatable to me and I thought it was awesome "
— Sabrina, 10/11/2013 -
" I read this in 07 I think and it was ok. "
— Sonja, 6/23/2013 -
" Again, just brilliant. Love the Casson family. Excited to read the last one. "
— Janine, 3/17/2013 -
" it was super boring read it if you like boring bookks :) "
— Elida, 3/9/2013 -
" Really intersting! "
— Riki, 1/27/2013 -
" There's an apparent loss of Tom, Rose and Indigo's very good friend. He's gone back to New York and left no contact information. And hunts for her father, whose identity is revealed towards the end of the book. "
— Liz, 1/7/2013 -
" I thought that this book was impressionable and the characters were lovable. McKay does an excellent job of maintaining consistency and her writing is unique and elaborate. "
— Chili, 10/4/2012 -
" Great book, but I suggest you read "Saffy's Angel" and "Indigo's Star" first. "
— Green303, 7/13/2012
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 Sophie Aldred
Sophie Aldred is an English actress and television presenter best known for her role as Ace in the popular BBC television series Doctor Who during the late 1980s.