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Description edit
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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Lucy Desberg: Lucy Desberg is 12 years old and a lot like her mother. She wants to help people and save the earth. She cares about the good small things in life. She also joins the earth club to be with her best friend, Sunny. She's an expert when it comes to makeup, which she learned from her sister, Claudia.
- Sunita "Sunny" Ramal: Lucy's best friend. She is comforting and funny. Good friend.
- Claudia Desberg: Lucy's sister who is at college. She is smart and nice and a good older sister, who taught Lucy to do makeup.
- Jane Desberg: Lucy's mother, co-owner of the Oak Mills Pharmacy and a naturalist. She wants to save the earth.
- Doris Desberg: Lucy's grandmother, who's good-hearted advise can sometimes go wrong. Strong willed.
- Evan Mass: Sunny's crush. A member of the Earth Club. A friend of Yamir, Sunny's brother.
- Yamir Ramal: Sunny's annoying brother. Teasing.
- Kristin: Cassandra's older sister.
- Morrie: Morrie is the family accountant. Gets right down to business.
- Courtney Adner: High school homecoming queen. Snootyish. Ultimate girly-girl. Popular.
- Mrs. Deleccio: The Earth Club teacher. Thinks that Lucy is a role-model Earth Club member.
- Erica Crane: The mean locker neighbor of Lucy.
- Cassandra: A friend of Lucy, and sister to Kristin. Nice.
- Kelly: This book is amazing. it really makes you want to go out and save the world. this is a must read on your list.
- Luce: Helpful. Caring. Good friend. Girly.
- Laura Mercier: An author Lucy (and her mother) admire. Beauty icon.
- Lucy: Lucy is a kind of girl her is shy on the outside, and loves to have to fun and be wild in the inside!
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- Marnie Kastman
- Grandpa
- Charise: An employee at the pharmacy that gets laid off.
- Anthony
- Megan
- Laura Gregory
- Meredith: Her mother owns the movie theater next to Lucy's family's pharmacy.
- Charlie Brown: Evan's character in the 5th grade play.
- Mayor Danes
Quotes edit
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“Beauty tip: Bangs are a good idea for people with large forheads.”
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“Beauty Tip: A postiive attitude goes a long way when nit comed to beauty and life.”
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“Balance is the key to a beautifully made-up face---Laura Mercier.”
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Put a little lemon juice in your hair at the beginning of spring, and you’ll have natural highlights by the end of summer.
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Beauty tip: If you’re out of blush or too young to wear it, pinch your cheeks a few times to bring color to your face.
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Business tip: Follow up with new clients, but make sure to stay in touch with old ones too.
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Beauty tip: Putting cold cucumbers on your eyes can reduce puffiness and relieve stress.
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Setting & Locations edit
Modern day Connecticut.
- Old Mill Pharmacy: The majority of the book takes place here.Where Grandma and Mom works and Lucy helps out everyday after school.
- Lucy's house: (What's more to say?!)
- Sunny's house: (You've got to be kidding me!)
- Earth Club: A club at school where she researches and learns more about going green.
First Sentence edit
Things can always be worse.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Never Give up: when Lucy's Grandma's shop is close to closing. Lucy decides that they need to expand. The plan to expand is to open a beauty shop next door. Lucy applies for a grant that will help them open the beauty shop but also to go green.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Lisa Greenwald (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Amulet Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: September 1, 2010
ISBN: 0810989840
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Amulet Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: September 1, 2010
ISBN: 0810989840
Page Count: 288
Awards edit
- Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award (Finalist, 2012: Grades 6-8)
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