Lucky
By (Author) Rachel Vail
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperTeen
9th July 2009
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage: Personal and social topics
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Teenage pregnancy
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and spec
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism
813.54
Paperback
256
Width 135mm, Height 203mm, Spine 15mm
270g
Phoebe Avery has always been a lucky girl.
Popular, smart, and beautiful, Phoebe has it all. She's even planning the hottest party ever with her four best friends to celebrate their middle school graduation. With the perfect green dress picked out at Neiman Marcus and half her class clamoring for invites, plus a new guy to crush on, Phoebe could not be in a better mooduntil it looks like the party might be over before it can even start.
When Phoebe's family is suddenly faced with losing it all, she discovers that there is more at risk than just her designer jeans. In a town where gossip rules, Phoebe needs to keep everything a secret, or she may lose her friends too. Can lucky Phoebe really be out of luck
"This is superior for its realism, its moderation, and its understated complexity of characters and relationships. Readers will drink up the drama and impatiently await the planned follow up titles." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) "Vail (You, Maybe) again demonstrates a penetrating insight into the concerns of young teen girls, this time upending the conventions of the rich-girl novel... Readers will absorb this in one fell swoop." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Kindness and understanding emerge in unexpected, fresh, and satisfying ways, and readers will be looking forward to finding out what lies ahead for the Avery family" -- School Library Journal
Rachel Vail is the critically acclaimed author of You, Maybe; If We Kiss; Ever After; Do-Over; and Wonder. Rachels writing has been described as better than Judy Blumes: her ability to create an authentic adolescent world complete with the emotions and priorities is second to none.