Synopses & Reviews
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
Twelve-year-old Lucy Desberg is a natural problem-solver. At her family s struggling pharmacy, she has a line of makeover customers for every school dance and bat mitzvah. But all the makeup tips in the world won t 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 Lucy s 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 Lucy s independence and initiative not to mention her great style.
F&P level: T
F&Pgenre: RF"
Synopsis
Lisa Greenwald's My Life in Pink & Green is the first book in a series that "successfully delivers an authentic and endearing portrait of the not-quite-teen experience" (Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review).
Twelve-year-old Lucy Desberg is a natural problem-solver. At her family's struggling pharmacy, she has a line of makeover customers for every school dance and bat mitzvah. But all the makeup tips in the world won't 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 Lucy's family stop fighting long enough to listen to a seventh grader?
In this "warm, uplifting debut" (Booklist), readers everywhere have responded to Lucy's independence and initiative--not to mention her great style.
Pink & Green series:
My Life in Pink & Green (#1)
My Summer of Pink & Green (#2)
Pink & Green Is the New Black (#3)
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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.
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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 . . .
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Rockwood Hills Junior High is known for the close-knit cliques that rule the school. When arty new girl Dina gets the opportunity to do a video project with queen bee Chelsea, she thinks this is her ticket to a great new social life. But Chelsea has bigger problems than Dina can imagine: her father has lost his job, and her family is teetering on the brink. Without knowing it, Dina might just get caught in Chelseas free fall.
Filled with honest truths about status and self-confidence, as well as the bubbly, infectious voice Lisa Greenwald mastered in her breakout, My Life in Pink & Green, this book is sure to charm tween readers everywhere.
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Remy, Micayla, Bennett, and the C Twins are back on Seagate Island for another summer of beach traditions, new and old. A new tradition: keeping Remy’s dog-sitting business going. Remy loves seeing her dog friends (and her real friends, too), but the doldrums start to sink in when it turns into the rainiest summer on record, with evacuation constantly threatening to ruin the world’s most perfect vacation spot. Tempers are short and dogs are bored. What can one 12-year-old do to create summer magic when the summer doesn’t seem to be showing up?
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 My Life in Pink & Green, which earned a starred review from Kirkus. She works in the library at the Birch Wathen Lenox School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She is a graduate of the New Schools MFA program in writing for children and lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her online at www.lisagreenwald.com.