Trouble Follows

Indigo Summer #2

by Monica McKayhan

Life Is (Was…Will Be?) Good

Indigo Summer has everything she wants: a coveted spot on the high school dance squad, a hot boyfriend (the one and only Marcus Carter) and—her best friend, Jade, is moving back to Atlanta! But why does trouble always have to follow? Jade is suddenly getting too cozy with their good-looking history teacher. And instead of shooting hoops, Marcus is sitting in a courthouse, forced to prove his innocence for something he didn't do. Indigo is feeling the pressure—from the squad, from her friends, from her family. It's time to show everyone—and herself—that she's made of strong stuff.

Genres: Young Adult, African American

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2007

About the author

Monica McKayhan started writing when she was twelve years old, always dreaming of becoming a published author. Finally her dream came true when her fi rst novel, As Real As It Gets, was published in January 2005. Since then Monica has written several adult and young adult novels.

She attended public schools in Kansas City, Kansas, where she played basketball, was a member of the pep squad and was on the debate team. She was vice president of the French club and was also one of four speakers at her high school graduation.

Monica now lives in the Dallas–Fort Worth area with her family. She enjoys writing, reading, hanging out at Starbucks, shopping and being with family.

Reviews

[2AyannaB]

This Book Is about a girl name indigo and she has everything . a boy friend name marcus and a best friends name jade . she also has a grandmama summer that loves her a lot and she on the dance team . Indigo was living with her mom and her dad but they start having promblems with each other so they went diffrent ways without each other . Indigo decide to act up in school to get them toghter but it did not work . so her mom send her to live with her dad . she meet back up with her best friend they went schol togehter . Indigo did not know her dad was seeing someone new . she meet his new girlfriend and did not like her . she did not give the lady a chance at all . Indigo grandmama came and vistis her and her mom . she was so happy to see them But things did not work out she starting to think her parents were getting a divored . she ask her mom she said no . but indigo was not sure at all . Jade and indgo were best friend for a long time and so were there familys . indgo went to jade house one weeking because somebody was haveing a party where she live . So Indgo and jade went but marcus did not go to the party . he stay home and help one of his friends kent with math homewrok . Kent keep asking marcus go to party with him so marcus said okay lets go . he went to party only to see indgo with another boy . he was so mad him and the boy start to fight . indgo try talk to marcus but he was not hearing it . so they left the party and marcus was in car wiht kent and tyler . Tyler pull out a joint and next thing you know the police pull the over . they all went to jail because nobody said the joint was theres . marcus dad came up there to talk to marcuse told him what happen . his dad believe him but he still had sit up there for 2days .
marcus , kent , tyler took a durg test . marcus came out postive so his dad did not believe him nomore . he told grandmama summer about it she help him and he took another drug test and it came out negative so he was all free to go . jade was get touch by her teacher she did not even tell indgo beacause she did not know how to . she sip school just miss his class . her dad starting ask her whats wrong she did not tell him . so she decide to tell her mom they went up to the school . the teacher got put in jail because it was not first time it happen to girls at the school .

[1KianteC]

So Far this is an interesting book. There's this girl name Jade and her parents divorced,but she wants to get them back together. Her mom takes her and her sister to New Jersey to live with their Grandmother. Jade absolutely hates living up there. She thinks that her mom doesn't care about her having start over with new friends and a new school. Jade has this plan to act up in school and get bad grades and everything just so she can move her with dad. Her plans goes well and her mom gets fed up with her behavior, so she moves back with her dad in Atlanta.
Once she gets to Atlanta her bad behavior disappears. She's such a daddy's girl. He asked her about why she was acting the way she was with her mom. She just tries to change the subject. Her best friend ,Indigo, who she hasn't seen since she moved is a cheerleader. She wants to be the best so she watches her weight, but in the wrong way. Once she eats, she throws up her food because she thinks that she'll gain too much weight. She hasn't told anyone about this though, not even her boyfriend Marcus.
Jade is home alone and her dad hasn't shown up yet. But once he shows up, Jade hears this woman's voice along with him. Her dad told her about this lady named Veronica that he wanted her to meet. So this was the day. Jade did not know that he was serious about him dating Veronica. Jade doesn't like her at all. She is still trying to get her parents back together. Her dad introduces them and Jade doesn't show any respect at all.
Trouble Follows is an attention grabber. All teenagers need to read it. Its funny, sad, and full of drama.

[Shanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It was really good. I loved Indigo Summer. I've heard of her series but this was really good. Jade is getting touched by her teacher Mr.Collins.(Which is really nasty). I think she keeped it hidden to long as soon as it happened she should have ran and told an trusted adult. Indigo was trying to figure out what was going on with Jade but she had family and boyfriend problems to attend. Marcus, Indigo's boyfriend, has been arrested for being in a car with some firends that was smoking marijauna after seeing Indigo dance with another boy. This book was really good and I hope I can read the rest of the series of Indigo Summer.

[Kwashawna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trouble follows is a novel that takes us behind the lenses of three teens growing up in Georgia. The one of the main character Jade is faced with the trouble of trying trying to reunite her parents after a recent divorce all while struggling at school when she suddenly feels herself becoming to close to one of her teacher. Indigo, jades best friend, has all she can ask for, a spot on the dance team,a boyfriend on the basketball team,but suddenly she is faced with a challenge when her boyfriend Marcus is suddenly trialed on court for something they both know he didn't do. This drama filled novel will keep you on your feet as each story is revealed.

[Ronice]

the book so far is good im on page 44. so far i have met 4 characters .... i didnt get to the trouble part yet so im going to keep reading to get to that partNow im at the part when indigo goes over jades house and they go to a party in her building and marcus her boyfriend shows up and sees her dancing with a boy named terrence..so he gets mad and leaves wiith some of the football team and one of the boys start smoking they get pulled over for a busted taillight and they wind up finding some weed in the glove box

[Rayzin]

Indigo Summer has everything she wants: a coveted spot on the high school dance squad, a hot boyfriend (the one and only Marcus Carter) and—her best friend, Jade, is moving back to Atlanta! But why does trouble always have to follow? Jade is suddenly getting too cozy with their good-looking history teacher. And instead of shooting hoops, Marcus is sitting in a courthouse, forced to prove his innocence for something he didn't do. Indigo is feeling the pressure—from the squad, from her friends, from her family. It's time to show everyone—and herself—that she's made of strong stuff.

[Brianna Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

So imagine if your best friend moved far away with her mom and little sister because her parents had gotten a divorce. And she didn't like it there in New Jersey. So she acts bad so she can come back to Atlanta to see you and her dad!And she acts bad she gets bad grades and when her mom found out she got in so much trouble and she couldn't put up so she gave her a plane ticket to go back to Atlanta. And when she came back her teacher Mr.Collins Would give her bogus detention for something she didn't do that you need to find out. ^.^ So does TROUBLE always FOLLOWS? :/

[Alexis · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is the second book to indiqo summer this book made me so sad happy and mad at the same time if yu read the first book i sugest yu do if not yu should start

[C3.C3 · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I have learned form this book is that you have to fight for what you want, but make your choice wisely.

[Keanna Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was really good

[Tyyonna]

How do i read the book?? Its not letting me read it.....

[Tiffany Spencer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Trouble Follows
PLOT: Jade Morgan moves back to Atlanta with plans to get her parents back together. But she isn't counting on a father that’s dating someone other than her mother, a molesting History teacher that loves to give her bogus detentions just to get her alone, or a hot Chocolate boy that's feeling her and wants to make his move. Indigo is happy to have her bestie back but worries that she'll get fat and get kicked off the dance team so she turns bulimic. Marcus gets caught up in a scandal when going to a party and catching some other guy pushing up on Indigo. After leaving the party and gets pulled over by cops who find weed in the person's car he's riding in.

MY THOUGHTS:
*Orange juice isn't any better for a diabetic than Kool-aide. Clearly, the author isn't diabetic. You drink orange juice to raise your blood sugar when it's low.
*I just think it's interesting how at the time of this book Indigo's worry is that Marcus won't want a "big girl" but these days all men seem to want is "big girls". Thick is what I see they're all into.


Let's start with Jade. CREEPY! To think about a *teacher* touching you inappropriately. (shudders) Especially when I think of my old high school teachers (or any for that matter). How sick in the head do you have to be to hit on a teenager and you’re an adult? Was I the only one that wondered no matter how lightly this was handled if the teacher did anything other in that room then just kiss her? It's also scary to think about what will happen to Jade when he gets out of prison. That'll probably be a whole different book. I like Terrance so far but then I don't feel like I really know him yet. He really wasn't given a lot of depth. In the beginning phases, it always starts out with all the time texts and calls and attention. So he really hasn't won me over the way Marcus has. But what I like is that there are actually good boyfriends to balance out the dogs in these books. Showing that yes. Not all men are like Mr. Collins the molester and Quincey the player. When it came to Indigo I had mixed feelings. Part of me thought she's 14. She *should* be allowed to dance with other guys. But then part of me thought she didn't think about what she was doing. How would she have liked it if she walked into a party and some girl was grinding all up on Marcus? And then this was a *slow* dance. Even if it's innocent why would you even want to slow dance with another guy other than your boyfriend? That just screams inappropriate and sends the wrong kind of message. If the guy wasn't touching on her booty like Marcus said you know he would have tried. Why would you even give someone the invite if you knew you weren't trying to welcome them to the party? But maybe that's just me. When I'm with someone I'm with someone. True and true. Which leaves Marcus. Still, love Marcus! Love him even more because he sings "Favorite Girl" when he thinks of Indigo and I LOVE that song and wish someone would sing it and think about me. I don't think he over-reacted at the party and went too far. No guy likes to see his girl with some other guy. Like I said above. But then I wanted to get mad when the white cops pulled the car full of young black guys over for a "broken tail-light". Which ok "maybe" Kent did have (but I doubt it because that sounds bogus and like you just wanted to stop a car full of black teenagers) but in this case, I can't get mad because one of them did stereotypically have weed. But I can get a little angry because the cops just looked at all of them and lumped them into the box that if it was a car full of young, black, teenagers on the weekend they were all high. And how stupid was it to test both Tyler and Marcus together? And on top of that not have the cups labeled? I mean what kind of unprofessional bs was that all about? I don't know if the end was realistic where the two parents share the same bed and get back together. It felt *easy* and from what I know it's true there can be slip ups but mainly when parents are done they are DONE! But I guess we will see where this goes!

RATING 7

[Moya White]

In the second book, Trouble Follows, of the Indigo novels, Indigo's best friend, Jade, moves back with her dad and Indigo is happy to have her back. Jade wanted to get her family back together but did not know how. She thought that if she misbehaved she would get the attention that she wanted. Instead that only cause her to move in with her dad and be away from her sister and her mother. She joined the school that Indigo is attending and wants to join the dance team along with Indigo, but the history teacher, Mr. Collins, started to keep her after school for detention. Soon, the detentions were used as a way for him to abuse her and keep her from joining the dance team. At first, she was scared to tell anyone because he told her that no one would believe her. Along with Jade having adversities, Marcus got into a sticky situation with two other boys from the basketball team. One of the boys, Tyler, was smoking weed, and they were stopped by the cops. Tyler would not speak up to being the one that was smoking, so they were all arrested for drugs. Eventually, Tyler was caught, and Marcus and the other basketball player was set free. Jade told her mother what was happening at school, and she came to solve the situation and have Mr. Collins arrested. Her mother coming up to solve what happened brought their family back together. Indigo's parents began to have issues and she was afraid that they were going to get a divorce. Even through all these troubles, she was able to find this sense of peace because she had her best friend back, and she and Marcus's relationship turned out great even though it began to become shaky. In the end, Marcus, Jade, and Indigo all worked through their problems and stuck together through difficult situations.

[Tamya Roye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trouble Follows is the second book to Indigo Summers and it is even better. Indigo's best friend, Jade, comes back and everything is back to normal except for the fact that indigo now has a boyfriend. Indigo and Marcus's relationship has been going good until one day Marcus sees something that almost makes him not want to talk to her again. Marcus, Jade, and Indigo all go through hardships and have trouble getting over them. Marcus has to prove that he is innocent for something that he is being blamed for. Jade and her history teacher are getting a little too close and Indigo has to get her boyfriend back. This book made me wanted to read the next one to it. It was very interesting and kept me wanting to read more just to get to the end. Indigo is a very interesting character and she kind of made me think of myself because she acts like me in some ways. She lets people know whats on her mind and tells people what they want and don't want to hear.
Marcus Carter is also a very interesting charterer because he shows that he loves Indigo. Even though he does not want her to know that yet he shows that he truly wants to be with her and no one else.

[Wynter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Thought This Book Was A Good Book I Really Enjoyed It. It Was Very Engaging An Entertaining The Only Thing I Did Not Like Really Enjoy In This Book Was How When One Of The Characters Was Get Touched On By Her Teacher I Did Not Really Like How They Handled The Situation But Anyways I Really Enjoyed This Book An Thought It Was A Good Book.

[she_ill_22 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trouble = eating disorders, teacher molestation, and drugs

Book two of the Indigo Summer series. This one addresses eating disorders, teacher molestation, and drugs. Indigo, Jade, and Marcus all get their fair share of trouble. All themes are weaved nicely together. Realistic approach describing experiences from a young person's point of view.

[Vita]

Trouble follows was a really good book. indigo summer has everything she wants from a spot on the dance team to a almost perfect boyfriend but trouble always seems to find its way to her. Inidgos bestfriend jade starts to get a little bit to close with one of their teachers , inidgos boyfriend is in court....

[Bria · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is something every girl and boy goes through in high school because there is so much pressure to live up to. This book is great to read if you don't want to feel like your alone. I recommend this book for everyone.

[kilah]

really great book

[Adrienna · Rating 1 out of 5]

I know this is a YA book, but it did not catch my interest within the first few pages, skimmed through it, and did not see anything that would grab me in.

[PeOplE and ThInGS change ova time....and that's wh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is awesome~!!!!

[Christina M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book only took me about 3 days to finish i had a lot of time on my hands and i enjoyed this book also. you can never break a true friendship.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok...

[Phisline · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love this book it teach mii how u can tell if an man loves u i wish i had an man like tht

[Ashley]

I Liked the book, and how the meaning of true friendship goes.

[Iesha Keyes]

this is a very good book and I want to continue to read every book she has out

[Jolencie germain]

amazing book

[Tamika Woods · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was the best book i had ever read.

[Tamerah Tyndall · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book was wonderful i loved every chapter i felt like was apart of the book i could of actually picture what was going in every chapter.

[Lala]

good book