Synopses & Reviews
Eleven-year-old Remy loves Seagate, the island where her grandmother had a house and where her family spends every summer vacation. But this year’s different. Remy misses her dog, Danish, who recently passed away. The usual Seagate traditions don’t feel the same—and neither does her relationship with her two best friends, Micayla and Bennett. Micayla’s family is moving to Seagate year-round, and she’s spending more time with the year-round kids. Bennett’s doing “boy stuff” with new kid Calvin and his snobby sister Claire. Remy takes comfort in the company of Dog Beach—which is where she hatches her plan to bring her friends closer and recapture the Seagate magic. This start of a new series is filled with summer treats, activities, and the spirit of friendship and invention that are Greenwald’s trademarks.
Praise for Welcome to Dog Beach
"Remy’s quiet tale of change and growth marks a promising start to a new series."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Greenwald (My Summer of Pink & Green) gives Remy a candid and relatable voice in this first book in the Seagate Summers series."
--Publishers Weekly
"Dog devotees and aspiring entrepreneurs will find a friend and mentor in Remy, who adroitly combines her puppy love with a knack for business. She’ll also make a good companion for those self-serious tween readers looking for a little sympathy on the perplexing and often unpleasant road to adolescence."
--Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Review
"Lucy's inimitably irrepressible manner makes her a fine guide through the shoals of early adolescence."
Review
"Greenwald’s latest has an intimate, “girl to girl” feel that will resonate with those on the verge of teen (and tween)hood."
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"Lucy’s personality continues to offer peer readers emotional wisdom tied to credible examples of the ties that bind, bend, and reconnect as kids move from early to middle adolescence."
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Lucy Desberg is a natural problem solver. After the local homecoming queen shows up at her familys struggling drugstore with a beauty disaster that Lucy helps to fix, Lucy has a long line of makeover customers for every school dance and bat mitzvah. But all the makeup tips in the world wont help save the pharmacy. If only she could find a way to make the pharmacy the center of town again—a place where people want to spend time, like in the old days. Lucy dreams up a solution that could resuscitate the family business and help the environment, too. But will Lucys family stop fighting long enough to listen to a seventh-grader?
This book is a funny and sweet debut featuring an unforgettable narrator who knows what she wants, whether its great makeup, a killer business plan, or a better world.
F&P level: T
F&P genre: RF
Synopsis
When the local homecoming queen shows up at Lucy Desberg's family's struggling drugstore with a beauty disaster that Lucy helps to fix, word gets out, and Lucy soon has a line of makeover customers. In this funny and sweet debut, Lucy is a girl who knows what she wants, whether it's great makeup, a killer business plan, or a better world.
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Lucy Desberg is a natural problem-solver. At her familys struggling pharmacy, she has a line of makeover customers for every school dance and bat mitzvah. But all the makeup tips in the world wont help save the business. If only she could find a way to make it the center of town again—a place where people want to spend time, like in the old days. Lucy dreams up a solution that could resuscitate the family business and help the environment, too. But will Lucys family stop fighting long enough to listen to a seventh-grader?
In a starred review, Kirkus said this novel “successfully delivers an authentic and endearing portrait of the not-quite-teen experience,” and Booklist called it “a warm, uplifting debut.” Readers everywhere have responded to Lucys independence and initiative—not to mention her great style.
F&P level: T
F&P genre: RF
Synopsis
At the end of My Life in Pink and Green, Lucy Desberg had just won the grant that would save her familys pharmacyand turn it into a modern eco-spa. Now its summer, and the work has begun in earnest. Lucy figures that with the spa opening and her sister, Claudia, home, shell have a great summer. But her sister brings a new boyfriend, and their investor brings his extremely irritating daughter, Bevin. Plus theres a new spa coordinator in charge of the plans, and so Lucy finds herself at loose ends. Whats a girl to do? A makeover, of course. But this time Lucys makeover skills might not smooth over the cracks in her happy family . . .
Synopsis
Lucy Desberg is in eighth grade, and shes determined to make this year perfect. Over the course of the year, though, her talents for makeup and problem-solving will be put to the test.On the outside, things couldnt be better: her familys spa is doing well, and she has a boyfriend, Yamir. But Yamirs in high school now, and Lucys too embarrassed to admit that he hasnt called her in weeks. To take her mind off him, she throws herself into planning the eighth-grade masquerade, using her makeup skills to rally her classmates. But as she soon learns, ignoring a problem does not make it go away. Its destined to pop up at the worst possible time.Lucys resourcefulness will be put to the test as she grows up and starts making decisions about the type of person—and girlfriend and friend and daughter and sister—that she wants to be.
Synopsis
At the end of
My Life in Pink and Green, Lucy Desberg had just won the grant that would save her familys pharmacyand turn it into a modern eco-spa. Now its summer, and the work has begun in earnest. Lucy figures that with the spa opening and her sister, Claudia, home, shell have a great summer. But her sister brings a new boyfriend, and their investor brings his extremely irritating daughter, Bevin. Plus theres a new spa coordinator in charge of the plans, and so Lucy finds herself at loose ends. Whats a girl to do? A makeover, of course. But this time Lucys makeover skills might not smooth over the cracks in her happy family . . .
Praise for My Summer of Pink and Green
"Through Lucys perseverance and entrepreneurial spirit, Greenwald reminds readers that dreams are worth pursuing."
Kirkus Reviews
"Lucy charms readers once again with her positive attitude and dedication to beauty, make-up, and environmental well-being."
School Library Journal
"My Summer of Pink and Green is a relaxing, quick-paced read
Young girls will enjoy this story filled with a strong protagonist, likeable characters, and themes of friendship."
VOYA Magazine
Award:
Spring 2013 Kids' Indie Next List
About the Author
Lisa Greenwald is the author of Reel Life Starring Us, Sweet Treats & Secret Crushes, and My Life in Pink & Green. She works in the library at the Birch Wathen Lenox School in Manhattan and is a graduate of the New Schools MFA program in writing for children. She lives in Brooklyn. Visit her online at lisagreenwald.com.