Ramona Blue
Ramona BlueJulie Murphy
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Ramona Blue (2003)

Julie Murphy

Others: Overwhelmingly positive

Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. Since then, it s been Ramona and her family against the world. One of only two out lesbians in her small town and standing over six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona knows she s destined for something bigger than the trailer she calls home in Eulogy, Mississippi. But juggling multiple jobs, her flaky mom, and her well-meaning but ineffectual dad forces her to be the responsible adult of the family. Now, with her sister, Hattie, pregnant, her responsibilities weigh more heavily than ever.

ISBN:
9781536439151
Length:
423 pages

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Reviews2

Loved it

I think that this book was amazing overall, story wise and characterwise, and it very narrowly missed making my favorite books in general of the year but the audiobook is definitely something that stood out to me because the narrator just really brought these characters to life.