num_pages: 124
description: Emako Blue was supposed to be a star. She was beautiful and good-hearted. She was Monterey's best friend. She was the only girl Jamal cared about, the one who saw through his player act. She was the one who understood the burden of Eddie's family. She was the best singer anyone had ever heard, with a voice like vanilla incense, smoky and sweet. She was Savannah's rival, the one who wouldn't play by the rules. She was destined for greatness, already plucked from South Central Los Angeles by the record producers. She was only fifteen when she died.
language: English
title: Emako Blue
titlecomplete: Emako Blue
genres: Fiction, Cultural, Social Issues, Death, Teen, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Urban
ratings_count: 796
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
category: Young Adult–Fiction, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Young Adult
publisher: Speak