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Emako Blue
Emako Blue was supposed to be a star. She was beautiful and good-hearted. She was Monterey's best friend. She was the only girl Jamal cared about, the one who saw through his player act. She was the one who understood the burden of Eddie's family. She was the best singer anyone had ever heard, with a voice like vanilla incense, smoky and sweet. She was Savannah's rival, the one who wouldn't play by the rules. She was destined for greatness, already plucked from South Central Los Angeles by the record producers. She was only fifteen when she died.
124 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 29, 2005
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Brenda Woods
22 books70 followersBrenda Woods was born in Ohio, grew up in Southern California, and attended California State University, Northridge. Her award-winning books for young readers include The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond (a CCBC choice and a Kirkus Reviews Best Book); the Coretta Scott King Honor winner The Red Rose Box; the ALAN Pick Saint Louis Armstrong Beach; and VOYA Top Shelf Fiction selection Emako Blue. Woods’s numerous awards and honors include the Judy Lopez Memorial Book Award, the FOCAL International Award, and the ILA Children’s Choice Young Adult Fiction Award. She lives in the Los Angeles area.
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September 23, 2010
Emako shows young teenage girls that no matter what you go through or even where you live has nothing to do with your future in this awesome book titled Emako Blue by Brenda Woods. Emako Blue is realistic fiction, and is very indeed realistic.
Emako Blue is about a beautiful, young, good-hearted girl named Emako. She lived in South Central Los Angeles, the bad side. In this story, Jamal, Eddie, and Monterey become Emako's closest friends, leaving Savannah as the rival. All of these teenagers had their lives figured out. Eddie wanted to go to Arizona State, Monterey wanted to be a famous singer, and Jamal and Savannah really just hoped to finish high school. Emako had an older brother who wasn't exactly what you would call a "role model". He made some pretty bad decisions, and some of them put others in danger. Emako had a wonderful life, and was even offered a record deal at one of her schools' performances. Emako was looking forward to a bright future. She just had all the wrong connections and hung around the wrong people. She was only fifteen when she died.
Brenda Woods goes in depth about Emako's life. The story changes points of view every chapter. The story is retold from the points of view of the other characters Monterrey, Jamal, Eddie, and Savannah. Woods keeps you engaged and your eyes locked in this book. The first few words of the first chapter said, "My friend Emako was supposed to be a star." After that, I was hooked. I NEVER put the book down. I read it from cover to cover and never lost focus. Emako Blue may be the best book I've ever read. I would recommend this book to any middle school student, especially those who have tough lives. This book didn't have any inappropriate scenes or moments, so any mature reader could read it. But parental consent is always good. Emako could show you how its done!
Emako Blue is about a beautiful, young, good-hearted girl named Emako. She lived in South Central Los Angeles, the bad side. In this story, Jamal, Eddie, and Monterey become Emako's closest friends, leaving Savannah as the rival. All of these teenagers had their lives figured out. Eddie wanted to go to Arizona State, Monterey wanted to be a famous singer, and Jamal and Savannah really just hoped to finish high school. Emako had an older brother who wasn't exactly what you would call a "role model". He made some pretty bad decisions, and some of them put others in danger. Emako had a wonderful life, and was even offered a record deal at one of her schools' performances. Emako was looking forward to a bright future. She just had all the wrong connections and hung around the wrong people. She was only fifteen when she died.
Brenda Woods goes in depth about Emako's life. The story changes points of view every chapter. The story is retold from the points of view of the other characters Monterrey, Jamal, Eddie, and Savannah. Woods keeps you engaged and your eyes locked in this book. The first few words of the first chapter said, "My friend Emako was supposed to be a star." After that, I was hooked. I NEVER put the book down. I read it from cover to cover and never lost focus. Emako Blue may be the best book I've ever read. I would recommend this book to any middle school student, especially those who have tough lives. This book didn't have any inappropriate scenes or moments, so any mature reader could read it. But parental consent is always good. Emako could show you how its done!
October 12, 2009
Emako Blue had “it.” She was the prettiest and coolest girl at school. She was an amazing singer, already offered a record deal. She was a best friend to Monterey who was budding a relationship with Eddie with whom Emako shared the burden of having an older brother in prison. Emako herself was falling for Jamal as she was the only girl he ever truly cared about, the one who saw the good guy he really was. The only one who seemed not like her was Savannah, green with envy and in belief that she had stolen Jamal from her best friend, but besides her they all adored Emako. However, everyone’s world is turned upside down when her older brother comes back from jail and some gang members drive by, armed. They miss him and end up killing Emako. Everyone is devastated, even Savannah, and must cope with the loss. The story is written so that each section is written from the point of view of either Emako, Monterey, Jamal, Eddie, or Savannah.
The way in which the story was written from the different characters’ point of views further developed each character and allowed me to see from a variety of perspectives which I liked. It was an unexpected and tragic ending, and each of the character’s reactions was different and showed who they really were as a man or woman’s true character is revealed when they must face adversity.
The way in which the story was written from the different characters’ point of views further developed each character and allowed me to see from a variety of perspectives which I liked. It was an unexpected and tragic ending, and each of the character’s reactions was different and showed who they really were as a man or woman’s true character is revealed when they must face adversity.
June 10, 2009
Emako Blue was supposed to be a superstar. Sadly, this all changed by the time she was 15... when she died. She had a great singing voice, was friendly to everyone, made friends easily, she was beautiful, and she was also taken way too early. This story was written from different point of views from Emako's best friend Monterey, Eddie who was a friend of hers and also Monterey's crush, Savannah who never really liked Emako and there was also Jamal who was willing to end his player-ways to be with her. Emako Blue was talented, she had a job and she was successful at everything she did, as for her family however, you wouldnt be able to say the same. Emako's brother, Dante, had been locked up for drug use and possesion of a gun and it seemed like all of the problems started right when he was released. What happens when a drive-by shooting goes wrong?... the bullet hits the wrong person and everything from that point on seems like it not even real.
Brenda Woods writes a suspenseful urban novel that will have you connecting and relating with each character. This book will teach you the lesson of never getting involved with bad people because it could change your life in the blink of an eye. Emako Blue shows morals and principles in a way that anyone could understand.
i would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about teenage issues and who enjoy reading drama novels. Everyone has to have a dream, but whats the point of a dream, if there arent any obtacles?
Brenda Woods writes a suspenseful urban novel that will have you connecting and relating with each character. This book will teach you the lesson of never getting involved with bad people because it could change your life in the blink of an eye. Emako Blue shows morals and principles in a way that anyone could understand.
i would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about teenage issues and who enjoy reading drama novels. Everyone has to have a dream, but whats the point of a dream, if there arent any obtacles?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 14, 2010
Emako Blue is a very, very good book... if you like drama books with a little humor then Emako Blue is the book for you! Beleive me you won't want to put this book down for not even one second!
"MY FRIEND EMAKO BLUE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A STAR."
The book is about a fifteen year old girl named Emako Blue and her friends named Monterey, Eddie, and Jamal. Emako Blue was known for her beautiful voice, loving-caring heart, dreaming mind to become a superstar one day, and "A nice body to match" as the boys would say! Therefore, everyone knows that with all that,more than likely will come along someone who we all would call HATERS.. which were Savannah and Gina. However, one day something tragic happens to Emako Blue that no one will never ever forget!
For more information.... READ THE BOOK!
"MY FRIEND EMAKO BLUE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A STAR."
The book is about a fifteen year old girl named Emako Blue and her friends named Monterey, Eddie, and Jamal. Emako Blue was known for her beautiful voice, loving-caring heart, dreaming mind to become a superstar one day, and "A nice body to match" as the boys would say! Therefore, everyone knows that with all that,more than likely will come along someone who we all would call HATERS.. which were Savannah and Gina. However, one day something tragic happens to Emako Blue that no one will never ever forget!
For more information.... READ THE BOOK!
April 5, 2019
A fast read that I'm sure young teens would enjoy. It would be great as part of a unit on identity.
September 24, 2010
Emako Blue by Brenda Woods
Brenda Woods has had some wonder novels that she has written in the past, but I got to say that Emako Blue was the best out of all of them. Woods is always talking about teenage issues and situations that any other teenage would go though. She talks drama, relationships and high school in the story. In Emako Blue, I found that the characters in the story were more interesting than the drama of the story.
Emako Blue is about a girl named Emako Blue who had hopes and dreams of becoming a singer. A lot of talent scouts wanted her to sign record deals, but her told her to turn them down so she can finish her school. Her friends describe her as beautiful. Monterey, Eddie and Jamal are her friends. W the exception of a girl named Savannah. But, all the problems had started for Emako when her brother, Donte, comes back from jail. One day while her best friend Monterey was over her house, someone was driving by the house looking for Donte while Donte and his friend was sitting on the porch. Emako and Monterey happen to be outside with them. And the people who were driving by had shooting at Donte, but the bullet hit Emako instead. This leads us right back to the beginning of the book. The setting takes place at Emako’s Funeral. Monterey (a friend, freshmen), Jamal (a lover, senior), Eddie (someone that understood her, senior) and Savannah (a rival, senior) come to together to tell the story that led up to this event in the bad side of Central Los Angeles.
The story’s point of view changes from one person in one chapter, to another person in other chapter. So, that the reader gets to know the perspectives of the main characters of the story. But they will never know the perspective of the main character of the story which is Emako.
Emako Blue was a book that made you think because it made think what if some of these events in the book were to happen to you. Emako Blue is a book that Brenda Woods’s fans will always remember. It a book you will enjoy, but the ending will make you want to cry. I would recommend this book for students twelve and up because some content can be inappropriate for students under twelve.
Brenda Woods has had some wonder novels that she has written in the past, but I got to say that Emako Blue was the best out of all of them. Woods is always talking about teenage issues and situations that any other teenage would go though. She talks drama, relationships and high school in the story. In Emako Blue, I found that the characters in the story were more interesting than the drama of the story.
Emako Blue is about a girl named Emako Blue who had hopes and dreams of becoming a singer. A lot of talent scouts wanted her to sign record deals, but her told her to turn them down so she can finish her school. Her friends describe her as beautiful. Monterey, Eddie and Jamal are her friends. W the exception of a girl named Savannah. But, all the problems had started for Emako when her brother, Donte, comes back from jail. One day while her best friend Monterey was over her house, someone was driving by the house looking for Donte while Donte and his friend was sitting on the porch. Emako and Monterey happen to be outside with them. And the people who were driving by had shooting at Donte, but the bullet hit Emako instead. This leads us right back to the beginning of the book. The setting takes place at Emako’s Funeral. Monterey (a friend, freshmen), Jamal (a lover, senior), Eddie (someone that understood her, senior) and Savannah (a rival, senior) come to together to tell the story that led up to this event in the bad side of Central Los Angeles.
The story’s point of view changes from one person in one chapter, to another person in other chapter. So, that the reader gets to know the perspectives of the main characters of the story. But they will never know the perspective of the main character of the story which is Emako.
Emako Blue was a book that made you think because it made think what if some of these events in the book were to happen to you. Emako Blue is a book that Brenda Woods’s fans will always remember. It a book you will enjoy, but the ending will make you want to cry. I would recommend this book for students twelve and up because some content can be inappropriate for students under twelve.
February 26, 2019
03 September 2004 EMAKO BLUE by Brenda Woods, Putnam, July 2004, ISBN: 0-399-24006-3
" 'A sweet innocent life has been taken before her time!' the preacher shouted.
" 'Have mercy!' a woman in the front screamed.
" 'Amen!' a man yelled from the back of the church."
"To live and die in LA
It's the place to be
You've got to be there to know it
Where everybody wanna see." --"To Live and Die in LA" by Tupac Shakur...who was murdered before the song was released.
Why do such disproportionate numbers of young urban males become members of gangs, obtain firearms, and end up murdering each other (and innocent bystanders) on a daily basis?
"What was a friend now a ghost in the dark" --Tupac
Why is it, four decades after California's Proposition 14 contributed to a community's despair and the ensuing Watts riots, that increasing numbers of Americans in LA and so many other cities continue their slide into poverty, face scary schools and war zone neighborhoods, lack of health care, and astronomical unemployment rates?
Why does such a large proportion of America think it's fair to have the rich leaping at huge tax cut windfalls funded by record deficits--irretrievably widening the gap between the two Americas--while the urban poor of that "other America" continue to jump at every loud noise, hoping that it won't be the last noise they hear?
"It's the City of Angels and constant danger," continues Tupac.
That sentiment is underscored in EMAKO BLUE, the heartfelt, hip, and tragic tale of that sweet, innocent life, set in Los Angeles, and written by CSK honoree Brenda Woods.
(Monterey:)
" 'Emako Blue.'
"She stood up, and as she walked up the steps, she immediately had the attention of all of the fellas in the room.
" 'Damn! She's fine!' I heard one of them say.
"Then she opened her mouth and her voice poured out into the auditorium. It was like vanilla incense, smoky and sweet.
"She had a voice that could do tricks, go high, low, and anywhere in between: a voice that's a gift from God. She was Jill Scott and Minnie Riperton, Lauryn Hill and India.Arie.
"She was too pretty, with dark brown skin and black braids extended to her waist.
"She was wearing tight faded blue jeans, a red sleeveless T-shirt, and black platform shoes. She was kind of tall, with a tight body like a video freak. I could feel jealousy and lust creeping around the room, and when she finished singing the room was as quiet as a library at midnight."
Emako's story is chronicled by four of her peers. And in the telling, those four repeatedly reveal themselves and facets of their city at least as much as they shed light on their beautiful, dead friend.
Monterey is an Everygirl: a dose of competence, a little touch of insecurity, a decent home, and fair, loving parents. Savannah is the miserable rich girl, creating drama in hopes of gaining the attention she's denied at home. Eddie--one of several characters with an older sibling behind bars--is desperately clawing his way through high school in hopes of fleeing to a college Anywhere Else in order to escape the fate that awaits so many young brothers who remain behind. And there's Jamal, whose modest attempts to portray himself as a player cannot disguise the fact that he proves to be thoroughly sweet inside.
"Jamal, this fine brother who was sitting behind me, asked the guy who was sitting next to him, 'Hey, Eddie, is she beautiful or what?'
" 'She's beautiful,' Eddie replied.
" 'I'm gonna havta get with that,' Jamal said.
"Eddie just laughed. 'Player, you crazy.'
"Emako walked down the steps and sat down in the empty seat next to me. I smiled at her and she smiled back. Her teeth were perfect and white. I ran my tongue over my braces. She wore silver rings on every finger, including her thumbs, and had a tattoo of a small red rose on her right shoulder. Confidence was all around her and I took some of it with me when Mr. Santos called my name next."
I read EMAKO BLUE after my eighth grader admitted to it's being the first book to have made her cry. She acknowledged that it was fiction while simultaneously ranting about the depth of Jamal's love and the unfairness of what happens.
"I threw the phone across the room. It broke into pieces. My moms knocked on the door.
" 'Jamal?'
"I couldn't answer.
"She turned the doorknob and came in.
" 'What's going on?' she said.
"I stared at the wall.
"She sat down beside me. 'Jamal?'
"I hung my head and cried."
In a similar fashion, the questions that come from my reading the story and contemplating the harsh realities behind it just make me want to cry too.
What is so damned sacred about the Second Amendment? With over a quarter billion Americans, why do we need every idiot and his brother owning a firearm or two or three? I think the notion of that right has about as much validity today as does having slaves count as three-fifths of a person. That the assault rifle ban will expire next week is an atrocity. I feel like a terrorized hostage to the wackos of America who worship their right to bear arms, and am cynical enough to believe that plenty of them derive pleasure from watching poor people filled with despair taking each other out on that daily basis.
Classes to whom I've already been booktalking EMAKO BLUE are taking delight in Ms. Woods's easy use of urban slang, without noticing her deft ability to do so without resorting to obscene words.
In fact, the only obscenity here is that Brenda Woods can write such a heartbreaking story and have it ring so utterly true in 2004 America.
Richie Partington, MLIS
Richie's Picks http://richiespicks.pbworks.com
https://www.facebook.com/richiespicks/
richiepartington@gmail.com
" 'A sweet innocent life has been taken before her time!' the preacher shouted.
" 'Have mercy!' a woman in the front screamed.
" 'Amen!' a man yelled from the back of the church."
"To live and die in LA
It's the place to be
You've got to be there to know it
Where everybody wanna see." --"To Live and Die in LA" by Tupac Shakur...who was murdered before the song was released.
Why do such disproportionate numbers of young urban males become members of gangs, obtain firearms, and end up murdering each other (and innocent bystanders) on a daily basis?
"What was a friend now a ghost in the dark" --Tupac
Why is it, four decades after California's Proposition 14 contributed to a community's despair and the ensuing Watts riots, that increasing numbers of Americans in LA and so many other cities continue their slide into poverty, face scary schools and war zone neighborhoods, lack of health care, and astronomical unemployment rates?
Why does such a large proportion of America think it's fair to have the rich leaping at huge tax cut windfalls funded by record deficits--irretrievably widening the gap between the two Americas--while the urban poor of that "other America" continue to jump at every loud noise, hoping that it won't be the last noise they hear?
"It's the City of Angels and constant danger," continues Tupac.
That sentiment is underscored in EMAKO BLUE, the heartfelt, hip, and tragic tale of that sweet, innocent life, set in Los Angeles, and written by CSK honoree Brenda Woods.
(Monterey:)
" 'Emako Blue.'
"She stood up, and as she walked up the steps, she immediately had the attention of all of the fellas in the room.
" 'Damn! She's fine!' I heard one of them say.
"Then she opened her mouth and her voice poured out into the auditorium. It was like vanilla incense, smoky and sweet.
"She had a voice that could do tricks, go high, low, and anywhere in between: a voice that's a gift from God. She was Jill Scott and Minnie Riperton, Lauryn Hill and India.Arie.
"She was too pretty, with dark brown skin and black braids extended to her waist.
"She was wearing tight faded blue jeans, a red sleeveless T-shirt, and black platform shoes. She was kind of tall, with a tight body like a video freak. I could feel jealousy and lust creeping around the room, and when she finished singing the room was as quiet as a library at midnight."
Emako's story is chronicled by four of her peers. And in the telling, those four repeatedly reveal themselves and facets of their city at least as much as they shed light on their beautiful, dead friend.
Monterey is an Everygirl: a dose of competence, a little touch of insecurity, a decent home, and fair, loving parents. Savannah is the miserable rich girl, creating drama in hopes of gaining the attention she's denied at home. Eddie--one of several characters with an older sibling behind bars--is desperately clawing his way through high school in hopes of fleeing to a college Anywhere Else in order to escape the fate that awaits so many young brothers who remain behind. And there's Jamal, whose modest attempts to portray himself as a player cannot disguise the fact that he proves to be thoroughly sweet inside.
"Jamal, this fine brother who was sitting behind me, asked the guy who was sitting next to him, 'Hey, Eddie, is she beautiful or what?'
" 'She's beautiful,' Eddie replied.
" 'I'm gonna havta get with that,' Jamal said.
"Eddie just laughed. 'Player, you crazy.'
"Emako walked down the steps and sat down in the empty seat next to me. I smiled at her and she smiled back. Her teeth were perfect and white. I ran my tongue over my braces. She wore silver rings on every finger, including her thumbs, and had a tattoo of a small red rose on her right shoulder. Confidence was all around her and I took some of it with me when Mr. Santos called my name next."
I read EMAKO BLUE after my eighth grader admitted to it's being the first book to have made her cry. She acknowledged that it was fiction while simultaneously ranting about the depth of Jamal's love and the unfairness of what happens.
"I threw the phone across the room. It broke into pieces. My moms knocked on the door.
" 'Jamal?'
"I couldn't answer.
"She turned the doorknob and came in.
" 'What's going on?' she said.
"I stared at the wall.
"She sat down beside me. 'Jamal?'
"I hung my head and cried."
In a similar fashion, the questions that come from my reading the story and contemplating the harsh realities behind it just make me want to cry too.
What is so damned sacred about the Second Amendment? With over a quarter billion Americans, why do we need every idiot and his brother owning a firearm or two or three? I think the notion of that right has about as much validity today as does having slaves count as three-fifths of a person. That the assault rifle ban will expire next week is an atrocity. I feel like a terrorized hostage to the wackos of America who worship their right to bear arms, and am cynical enough to believe that plenty of them derive pleasure from watching poor people filled with despair taking each other out on that daily basis.
Classes to whom I've already been booktalking EMAKO BLUE are taking delight in Ms. Woods's easy use of urban slang, without noticing her deft ability to do so without resorting to obscene words.
In fact, the only obscenity here is that Brenda Woods can write such a heartbreaking story and have it ring so utterly true in 2004 America.
Richie Partington, MLIS
Richie's Picks http://richiespicks.pbworks.com
https://www.facebook.com/richiespicks/
richiepartington@gmail.com
November 15, 2012
I like this book that it is written in different point of views through the journal formats, it gives the readers a more comprehensive idea about the book. One theme that I get from this book is accident can happen anytime, so please enjoy and treasure the moments we still have each other. In the book, there is a very bright future for Emako, and she has a very good life in the present, but one accident has took her life away, and her wonderful future is gone forever. This tells us that if we can not avoid accidents to happen, we can avoid leave a regret after an accident if we had done more.
December 21, 2016
I really liked this book, it gave real situations and gave lots feelings.This book made me feel that maybe this could actually happen and it probably already has happened before.I do recommend this book for anyone who wants to or thinks about reading it because it's a really good book.
September 24, 2011
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September 24, 2015
This is a really good book and it makes you feel like you really know the characters and make good connections with them. You can also relate this book to the society today.
July 9, 2018
Emako Blue is a book that shows different views of different characters through chapters. This book gives the reader different types of emotions just from the beginning. The reader doesn't know how to feel some of the time, if there is something sad because your still getting through what just happened. But, because of how much emotions are shown from the reader you can tell that there is a lot to get out of this book. Life lessons are told in this story, same as stories that were suppose to be fake. But, are happening in real life today. You can tell these might be happening in real life today by the society the characters live in. Also, the challenges they face. In the United States especially, It's not like justice being served like Mcdonald's here. There are huge problems with not even the president wanting to face.
October 17, 2020
It was interesting. Lo leí como lectura obligatoria para la escuela y sí me gustó, fue entretenido. Cuenta la historia de Emako Blue, su relación con los otros personajes: su mejor amiga, su casi novio, un amigo y su “enemiga”. Admito que me quedé impresionada cuando leí la muerte de la protagonista ya que no la esperaba así ni en ese momento, pero me gustó. Creo que mi personaje favorito fue Eddie, me gustó cómo era. Me gustaron las relaciones románticas, aunque creo que Savannah era una entrometida al momento de estar entre Jamal y Emako, lo hacía por su amiga Gina, pero ni a ella le importaba. Por otro lado la relación entre Emako y Monterey era rara, ya que peleaban por cosas que ni entendí, pero me gustó cómo se llevaban.
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July 10, 2018
Emako Blue was supposed to be a star. She was beautiful and good-hearted. She was Monterey's best friend. She was the only girl Jamal cared about, the one who saw through his player act. She was the one who understood the burden of Eddie's family. She was the best singer anyone had ever heard, with a voice like vanilla incense, smoky and sweet. She was Savannah's rival, the one who wouldn't play by the rules. She was destined for greatness, already plucked from South Central Los Angeles by the record producers. She was only fifteen when she died.
September 25, 2019
Emako blue was a great book when i first started it and I would recommed you to read it if you have nothing else to do. Emako blue sounded like a great person before she died. I would rate this a 10/10.Emako Blue[author:Brenda Woods|September 21, 2017
The ending of this book made me extremely sad and i started crying very much. You might of not known Emako very much at the beginning of the book of course. But,when you read the rest and get to know her story,and what happened before her death,its even sadder,because you get to know her,and then you miss her. :( Overall,this is a very good book that i recommend for others to read. Its a very good book for all ages,but i prefer it to teens.
September 19, 2017
I think that this book tries to portray a complex story in a short amount of time which I didn't enjoy, but I enjoyed the story line and the characters. Leaving me with follow up questions, and wanting to read more. Therefore I rate this book a 3 star because it just didn't satisfy in the length aspect
March 9, 2018
I had to read this for work, and I think it's a good book for its time, but overall I felt like it was kind of too "scripted." I like that this is accessible to lower level readers, but I think there are so many better books out there to talk about racial injustice, or at least ones that are more poetic and have a better sense of prose.
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October 24, 2019A short, fast-paced novel that begins at a funeral and is told by multiple characters. Why yes, that does sound a lot like a more recent bestseller that was turned into a smash Netflix series!
This is a relatively easy read, and since it's engaging and short, it would be an especially good choice for a reluctant reader.
This is a relatively easy read, and since it's engaging and short, it would be an especially good choice for a reluctant reader.
March 12, 2023
I read this book in my English class and I honestly had a good time reading it, the narrative from the point of view of her friends unleash how Emako’s life used to be and explains a lot about her, this things it keeps the reader entertained and wanting to know more about her story. The ending was kinda what I expected to be so I wasn’t very surprised but it was still insane.
Very high school book but entertaining!
Very high school book but entertaining!
September 19, 2017
This book is one of the best books I have read! It does make you cry in the end but it could become one of your favorite books as well. If you are interested in a book that really is not a happily ever after than read this book
September 19, 2017
I thought the book was okay I didn't like the way the book ended but most of the chapters were interesting. I recommend this book to anyone who likes suspense. Emako is a girl who is very smart and did not deserve to die.
September 19, 2017
I love books which give different perspectives . I think everyone has their own way to tell a story and this book does an excellent job in doing so. I was interesting in so many ways and I got so attach to all the characters that at then end it felt like I knew exactly how they all felt.
October 30, 2017
This book was really good! I thought it was sad at the end, through the book they would give hints of how she went to another place. Which that keeps me reading and having to find out what happened to cause that situation.
January 13, 2025
I grew up similar to Emako, and when I read this book I was never able to forget the title because I related to it so much.
I read this book in middle school and as an adult I still think about it.
I read this book in middle school and as an adult I still think about it.
April 10, 2025
I finished it in one go , It felt so sudden to see Emako die like that , but when has life not been sudden , I guess the book showed me how tragic and uncertain life is sometimes. I wanted more , but it gave me something at least.
September 18, 2017
really good book lots a depth.just wish it had a better ending
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September 19, 2017
The story was very rushed i think. Some parts just didnt have enough detail and ithink it was badly written. The plot, however, was nice but it could have been better if it was written better
October 5, 2017
When i first starting reading this he best friend died and she talks about how they first met. And i did not like this book because it was very sad and depressing
October 24, 2017
I loved this book because in the book it told everyone side of the story and how they felt about Emako Blue. And talks about drama and relations about Emako Blue.
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