Indie makes the setting even richer with her knowledge of myriad aquatic creatures. The story takes place in a small coastal town with shops suitably named Sandy's Saltwater Candies, Crawdad Coffee House, and Barnacle Briggs. There's a fantastic sense of atmosphere in the setting of Tracing Stars. Pa says you come across one golden lobster in every 30 million lobsters you trap. Monty's not some ordinary crustacean he's a golden lobster. And even a better pal now that Bebe got all perfect and can't stand me anymore. The Lobster Monty Cola is my best pal besides Bebe. She's the type of awkward, strange child that tends to suffer merciless teasing when young but later blossoms into an interesting adult with a magnetic personality. It's easy to feel sorry for Indie she's a sympathetic character right from the start. Many of her peers speak ill of her, not just behind her back but to her face. She's enjoyable for the brightness of her spirit and her benevolent outlook toward a world that's not necessarily kind to her.

Indie Lee Chicory is such a lovable protagonist. She might just make some new friends along the way. When The Lobster Monty Cola sneaks into Indie's backpack and later gets lost, she starts a quest to find her missing best friend.

But what's even more surprising is that Bebe realizes it, too.Įleven-year-old Indie Lee Chickory's best friend is a golden lobster named Monty Cola. When things come to a head, Indie realizes that being true to yourself is more important than being cool. But during the day, Indie has to hide her friendship with Owen. At night, Indie and Owen rebuild a tree house into a ship in the sky to catch Indie's pet lobster. But he's fun and smart, so Indie keeps her friendship with him a secret. (Bebe has a starring role.) But Bebe is worried that Indie will embarrass her again, so she gives her a makeover and tells her who she should be friends with. She tries to do this by joining the stage crew of the community's theater production, The Sound of Music. So when Indie accidentally brings her pet lobster to school, makes a scene, loses him in the ocean and embarrasses Bebe worse than usual, she makes a wish on a star to become a better Chickory. And no one tells Bebe she's a fish freak, for two. Indie Lee Chickory knows she's not as cool as her older sister Bebe.

A charming novel about sisterhood, self-identity, and friendship from the author of Flutter

Tracing stars by erin e moulton