The Fortunes of Indigo Skye, Deb Caletti
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye, Deb Caletti
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The Fortunes of Indigo Skye

Author: Deb Caletti

Narrator: Ellen Grafton

Unabridged: 9 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/20/2010

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old waitress Indigo Skye's life is upended when a mysterious man leaves her a multi-million-dollar tip in this funny and moving novel by Printz Honor medal winner and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti.I suddenly see where I'm standing, and that's at the edge of change—really, really big change.Eighteen-year-old Indigo Skye feels like she has it all—a waitress job she loves, an adorable refrigerator-delivery-guy boyfriend, and a home life that's slightly overwhelming but rich in love. Until a mysterious man at the restaurant leaves her a 2.5 million-dollar tip, and her life as she knew it is transformed.At first it's amazing: a hot new car, enormous flat-screen TV, and presents for everyone she cares about. She laughs off the warnings that money changes people, that they come to rely on what they have instead of who they are. Because it won't happen...not to her. Or will it? What do you do when you can buy anything your heart desires—but what your heart desires can't be bought?This is the story of a girl who gets rich, gets lost, and ultimately finds her way back—if not to where she started, then to where she can start again.

About Deb Caletti

Deb Caletti’s first novel for teens was The Queen of Everything, was nominated for YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults, and was chosen for PSLA's Top Forty of 2003 and the International Reading Association's Young Adult Choices for 2004. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart, a National Book Award finalist, was Deb's second book for teens. Deb lives with her family part-time on acreage in Issaquah, a Seattle suburb, and part-time in the city on a houseboat. She steals her best lines from her mother, her kids, and the dog, who doesn't seem to mind. You can visit her at www.debcaletti.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on November 06, 2012

Reviewed by Tasha for TeensReadToo.com Indigo Skye is pretty pleased with her life. She has an amazing boyfriend, she loves being a waitress at the homey neighborhood restaurant, Carrera's, and while her family may not be well off, they sure are filled with love. While some situations may not be idea......more

Goodreads review by Renee on October 08, 2013

SPOILER ALERT: I did in fact finish this one, despite the fact I stopped nearly every chapter and thought about chucking it. Caletti is in fact a decent writer, so I stuck it out in the hopes that the style would be matched at some point by the plot or the characters. The basic plot: a teenage waitr......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on February 17, 2011

Indigo Skye doesn't really want much from life. She's happy with her job as a waitress, her boyfriend and her are crazy in love, and her family, however boisterous, is loving and lively. That's why Indigo's life is turned upside down when a mysterious stranger leaves her a 2.5 million dollar tip. At......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on April 11, 2010

Eighteen-year-old Indigo Skye never worries about money much. Her family is constantly struggling to remain afloat in the economy and lives in a shabby apartment. Despite of this, she is content with being a waitress full time instead of going to college. Indigo's life is changed one day when a myst......more

Goodreads review by Becky on November 28, 2008

I love the way The Fortunes of Indigo Skye is written. Deb Caletti has a way with words. It's almost a magical touch. A way of capturing perfectly ordinary observations--details of daily life--that just sparkles. In its simplest, The Fortunes of Indigo Skye, is a story of a girl who loses and finds h......more

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