| My Life in Pink & Green: Pink & Green Book One Contributor(s): Greenwald, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810983524 ISBN-13: 9780810983526 Publisher: Amulet Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Seventh-grader Lucy Desberg is a natural problem solver.Whenthe local homecoming queen shows up at her familys struggling drugstore with a beauty disaster that Lucy helps to fix, word gets out, and Lucy has a line of makeover customers for every school dance and Bat Mitzvah in Connecticut. But all the makeup tips in the world wont help save the pharmacy, Lucys home-away-from-home and her familys lifeline. If only she could find a way to make thepharmacy thecenter of town againa place where people want to spend time, like in the old days.Lucy dreams up a solution that would resuscitate the family business and help the environment, too. But will Lucys family stop fighting long enough to listen to a seventh-grader? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Environment |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008025577 |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Series: Pink & Green |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.98" W x 8.58" (1.01 lbs) 272 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 131200 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Twelve-year-old Lucy Desberg is a natural problem solver. After the local homecoming queen shows up at her family's 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 won't 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 Lucy's 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 it's great makeup, a killer business plan, or a better world. F&P level: T F&P genre: RF |
Contributor Bio(s): Greenwald, Lisa: - Lisa Greenwald is the author of Reel Life Starring Us, Sweet Treats & Secret Crushes, the Pink & Green series, and Welcome to Dog Beach. She works in the library at the Birch Wathen Lenox School in Manhattan. She is a graduate of The New School's MFA program in writing for children and lives in Brooklyn. www.lisagreenwald.com. |