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White, Ruth

You'll Like It Here (Everybody Does)

261 pp. | Delacorte | June, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-385-73998-6 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-385-90813-9 $19.99
(4) 4-6 The Blues are aliens on Earth, seeking normalcy and safety. The family, fleeing an angry mob, lands in Fashion City where the Fathers mandate blandness and punish "gross uniqueness." Through her characters, White thoughtfully explores questions of identity, belonging, and the limits of acquiescence. Ironically, though, the alternating narrators' voices (siblings Meggie and David) lack individuality.
Reviewer: Bethany Templeton Klem

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