Touch Blue

by Cynthia Lord

Eleven year old Tess Brooks believes in letting the forces of the Universe control her fate. She knows that there are things you can do to bring good luck upon yourself, like touching wood, touching blue or turning around three times. But she also knows there are things that bring back luck (NEVER whistle on a boat or give the last clap of applause) and these are the things she knows she must protect herself from. However, it seems that no matter how careful she is, omens of bad luck keep coming her way.

Bad omens like the fact that her family may have to move off their beloved Maine island because her schoolhouse no longer has the proper amount of students. To avoid this from happening families on the island decide to foster children in need of good homes. Tess’s family fosters 13 year old red-haired Aaron and although he is supposed to bring good fortune to their family, Tess feels that he may have brought a whole mess of bad luck instead. Can Tess learn to master her fate and throw destiny to the wind before it’s too late? Cynthia Lord’s thoughtful book, Touch Blue allows readers to discover that the best luck of all may just come from the things you cant control…

Reviewed by Ericka

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