Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me

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Summary: Here's The Thing...
Review: Here's the thing about Lucy Rose Reilly: She moves to a new town and starts third grade at a new school. She makes a friend and also an enemy. She struggles to deal with her parents' separation. She is obsessed with palindromes. There are also a big lie and a guinea pig, though the two are not related. Watch as Lucy Rose keeps it all together by recording her thoughts (only the interesting parts, mind you) in her new red journal.

To those who love Junie B., Lucy Reilly has the same sort of voice and shenanigans (without being a rip-off), but since she is older, she also has some weightier issues (the aforementioned enemy, the lie, and her parents' separation.) Full of wit, Lucy's story is one both boys and girls will enjoy. I marked it down on literary merit just because of the run-on sentences; it is, after all, in the voice of a third-grader.

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Summary: not only for kids!
Review: This is a charming book told in a child's voice -- but very hip. As someone waaaay beyond the suggested age range, I am loving it. This would be especially useful for a kid whose parents are seperated or divorced.
Margo Howard