The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti

Post date: Dec 15, 2010 7:55:46 PM

What would you do if one day out of the blue you were given a lot of money? Indigo Skye does not know what she wants to do with her life after she graduates from high school. Her mother wants her to go to college, but she is not quite sure if college is for her. Maybe she should continue waitressing. She has been working at a local diner, and she knows she is good at it. She knows all the local customers and enjoys their company. But one day her world completely changes when a stranger she has waited on only a couple of times leaves her an envelope.

Inside the envelope is a check for a lot of money. The writer of the check tells her "Let it make you bigger, not smaller?" But what does that mean? At first Indigo says the money will not change her, but will it? Can money give you everything including true happiness? Can Indigo be true to herself or will she become someone she does not recognize?