Customer Reviews

Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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.

Lucy Rose is a charming book that not only make parents and children laugh out-loud together, but also sends the important message that parents can get divorced, children can be moved and life can change in profound, hard ways - and still be wonderful. It is a book where children get to be smart and funny and independent; where parents are not the enemy and grandparents are an extra, if eccentric, blessing. It is a book for people with a sense of humor, who know how to find the joy in life. It is not for the grim or the maudlin. I not only recommend this book, I give it to as a gift - because it is one.
Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me (Lucy Rose)

If you liked Junie B. Jones, Amber Brown or Ramona, you will love Lucy Rose, a spunky eight year old girl who has moved to Washington D.C. from Ann Arbor, Michigan after the separation of her parents. She is an "original thinker" who wears red cowboy boots, hates being teased by Melonhead, and loses the classroom pet gerbil when she takes him home during a vacation from school. With sage advice from Madam and Pop (her grandparents) Lucy Rose tackles life's little problems in an indomitable fashion. Written in diary form, the 3rd grade voice of Lucy Rose comes through loud and clear.

Lucy Rose is not your typical 8-year-old; she's an "original thinker." We meet Lucy as she's starting a new school year, in a new city (Washington, DC). Lucy is facing the challenge of making new friends while dealing with her parents' separation. Told in Lucy Rose's voice, using the device of diary entries, the book includes lots of little events in Lucy's life, including losing the school hamster and making Valentine's Day cards for *everyone* including the dreaded Melonhead. Lucy Rose's voice is lively and distinctive; the diary format would make this a good classroom read-aloud for 2nd and 3rd graders.

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

this book is fantastic everybody should read this book cause its funny and sad so you should read it

Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me, combines the perfect amount of a young girls curiosity and wit. Each diary entry is a new adventure for Lucy Rose, who braves the everyday classroom antics, new friends, and the much harder challenge of separating parents. Kelly brings a new approach to separation through the eyes of a child- a task she masters- making the character relatable to children and adults alike. Lucy Rose is funny, boisterous, curious, and talented- as is the writer who made her.

This book is on the lines of Cam Janson or Junie B. Jones. Great for my daughter who is 9 in the 3rd grade. For anyone dealing with a situation of moving to a new place and/or divorce, this is an appropriate and helpful choice. Very funny and applicable to the 8-11 age group. We saw this book performed as a play for my daughter's birthday and it was wonderful for the whole audience. I gave a copy of the book to each girl as a present.

Lucy Rose is a delightful read about an 8 year old girl and her every day adventures. Written as journal entries, the story truly captures the character and independent spirit of Lucy Rose. The story is set in Washington, D.C. which was of particular interest to my daughter since our family lives in the DC area. It was a "just right" book for those young readers (second and third grade) who are ready for the next step in reading chapter books. Lucy Rose has become one of my favorite "birthday gifts" for my daughter's friends and I would highly recommend it.

I got this book for my 9 year old daughter, who hasn't shown much enthusiasm for my repeated attempts to foster a love of reading. She's old enough to think Junie B. Jones is a little "babyish", but she still likes a captivating character and a similar voice to Junie B. This is a fun book to read aloud, because some of the text is an inside joke to adults (at one point, Lucy Rose tries to fake illness, telling her mom she has "the heartbreak of sore irises!" I laughed at obvious play on advertisements for products to treat psoriasis, but my daughter didn't.) The characters are charming and Lucy Rose is convincing and fun. We've bought the next two books and are already enjoying "Big on Plans".