As silly as my Fluorescent Magenta idea seemed last night, I woke up thinking about it in all seriousness. Here are my additional notes -- which I scrambled to write down as soon as I could get to paper this morning.
Fluorescent Magenta, Girl of Distinction
A Romantic Adventure told from the perspective of an 8-year old girl with a big vocabulary
Chapter 1
Everyone turned to watch when Fluorescent Magenta walked down Main Street. Even in a place as colorful as Green Valley, it was impossible not to notice the brightest and boldest girl in town....
Color Commentary (to be used like the old Swifties)
Esmeralda was positively green with envy.
Jack’s face turned beet red.
Fluorescent Magenta was feeling a little blue without her best friend.
Her mother had a sunshine yellow voice.
Her father was being blackmailed!
Chapter 2 (with a nod to Crayola)
There were 64 students in Fluorescent Magenta’s school year, and she was at the top of the pack....
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Curtis, brilliant! I think "The Color Purple" will be the book they're assigned to read in school.
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