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Poppy and Marigold
Poppy and Marigold
Meg Dendler
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Blue citizens are absolutely superior to all others, especially ignorant, uncivilized Orange. Poppy has been taught this relentlessly for twelve years. But when she accidentally crosses the forbidden border and is befriended by Marigold—a tangerine-skinned girl—and her kind-but-quirky family, Poppy is forced to rethink everything. Questioning that Blue is Best or the rest of the 50 Rules governing Poppy’s world would get her sent to a dangerous Detention Center. Or worse. But how can she return to her blindly obedient, anti-Orange life now that she knows the truth?

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Genre: 

  • Science Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
Poppy and Marigold review by sylvie55555
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sylvie55555
Poppy is a 12-year-old who lives in a world that is divided by colors. She lives in the Blue region, where the most important things are efficiency and rules. Growing up, she was always told to not cross the border and leave Blue territory as it is highly illegal. She was taught that the neighboring orange territory was full of poor, uneducated, and unhappy people. One day, she is in the woods picking berries when a bear starts chasing her. In her panic, she runs without paying attention to where she is going and ends up in Orange territory. There, she meets a girl named Marigold.
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Poppy and Marigold review by Lexi.G
Lexi.G

In the book Poppy and Marigold there are different territories each with a different color. In Poppy’s blue territory they are taught to think badly about the other territories. They learn that they are the best and the other territories are aggressive, clueless, too earthy, and odd for believing in religious behavior. But one day Poppy accidentally crosses the border and learned something about her territory. When she comes back, she risks being shot and even being sent to a detention center. But later in the book, Poppy is faced with a choice.

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