Out of the Blue
Publisher
Peach Tree Publishers
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9781561454990
Pages
297 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After moving to Minot, North Dakota, with his mother, the new female base commander, Air Force dependent Stu Ballentyne gradually becomes aware that something terrible is going on in his neighbor's house.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Military families; Family violence; mother in the military; abusive brother
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2011, Nominee, Young Adult
Keywords
children of military personnel; military base; child abuse; college; drugs; alcohol; new school
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Rottman, S. L., "Out of the Blue" (2009). Diverse Families. 1079.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1079