Tripping Back Blue

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A powerful debut novel with a riveting plot about drug addiction and a heart-breaking philosopher narrator, Indigo In D-Town is a blend of "Breaking Bad" and Catcher in the Rye, with a twist of magical realism thrown in.

Finn is a teenager full of paradoxes: a drug dealer saving money to send his sister to Harvard, a boy with a love for wild birds, and a gentle soul addicted to heroin. After befriending the elderly Orah, Finn is introduced to a magical drug called Indigo. Like heroin, Indigo helps him forget about how he couldn't save his sister from a horrific injury. Soon, Finn is convinced dealing Indigo is a way out of the mess he's in and believes it will offer him redemption. As things quickly spiral out of control however, Finn contemplates taking his own life rather than face the potentially lethal consequences of his actions.

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it certainly has some original touches that make it worth a look if you enjoy contemporary YA that doesnt shy away from difficult social issues such as drug use, poverty and family violence. -- The Bookshelf Gargoyle * The Bookshelf Gargoyle *
The cover is beautiful (just thought I'd add that) and I loved Finn's character and how he related to other minor characters throughout the book. I also found the emotion that the ending brought quite an effective way to end such a dark novel. -- Read Books Read * Read Books Read *
A great story with a lot to offer an older-teen audience. * Reading Time *

Author Bio

Kara Storti knew she wanted to be a writer when she decided to skip her junior prom to attend the Bread Loaf Writers'Conference in Middlebury, Vermont. In the years following, she spent most of her free time writing short stories, novellas and poems, and composing pop songs. In 2006, she graduated from the University of Southern Maine with an MFA in Creative Writing, where she fell in love with writing novels for young adults. Kara has been a singer, songwriter, pianist and flautist since she was a child and has performed throughout the world. She grew up in upstate New York in a place not unlike Dammertown and now resides in Camrbidge, Massachusetts. Tripping Back Blue is Kara's first book.