SuitabookRamona Blue
Julie Murphy
- Reading
- Read alongside Ramona as her feelings develop, pausing to talk about how she distinguishes attraction, friendship and identity. You could also check in around the responsibilities she takes on within her family.
- Themes
- Questioning attraction and identity: Ramona’s growing affection for Freddie prompts her to question how it fits with her attraction to girls and whether she may like girls and boys. The story presents this as a question Ramona is working through, rather than a settled label; it frames love and attraction as potentially fluid.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes a pregnant sister and Ramona’s substantial family responsibilities. Hurricane Katrina changed Ramona’s life when she was five, so the novel includes a Katrina-related context.