![]() ![]() Can they trust each other? Help each other? You want it for them. Travis and Velveeta like each other-really like each other-but relationship is complicated between two eighth graders, especially when each has a big secret. So we get to see what Travis is feeling and Velveeta shows her feelings. Vivacious Velveeta, in the first person, writes to Calvin. Taciturn Travis is voiced in the third person, which is perfect for his strong silent character. Actually, the scarves belonged to Calvin’s wife, but she’s been gone for years. Velveeta inherited the scarves from Calvin, the old man who lived in the next trailer, the one who bought her school supplies each year, who helped her build confidence, but now he’s died. The only bright spark in his life is classmate, Velveeta, who is the liveliest, flirtiest girl, who wears old lady scarves-different colors every day-with her hoody. Grandpa has stopped drinking, but Travis knows it won’t last. Travis’ heart is broken over his lost hound, Roscoe. In Pat Schmatz’s “Bluefish” (Candlewick 2011), Travis, 13, has to move into town and live with Grandpa. ![]()
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