{"product_id":"lucy-and-linh-paperback","title":"Lucy and Linh - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Pung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an author Amy Tan calls \"a gem,\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethis is a witty, highly acclaimed novel that's \"part \u003ci\u003eMean Girls, \u003c\/i\u003epart \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred review) about navigating life in private school while remaining true to yourself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lucy is a bit of a pushover, but she's ambitious and smart, and she has just received the opportunity of a lifetime: a scholarship to a prestigious school, and a ticket out of her broken-down suburb. Though she's worried she will stick out like badly cut bangs among the razor-straight students, she is soon welcomed into the Cabinet, the supremely popular trio who wield influence over classmates and teachers alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Linh is blunt, strong-willed, and fearless--everything Lucy once loved about herself. She is also Lucy's last solid link to her life before private school, but she is growing tired of being eclipsed by the glamour of the Cabinet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Lucy floats further away from the world she once knew, her connection to Linh--and to her old life--threatens to snap. Sharp and honest, Alice Pung's novel examines what it means to grow into the person you want to be without leaving yourself behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection\u003cbr\u003eA Texas Tayhas Reading List Selection\u003cbr\u003eA Bank Street College of Education and Children's Book Committee Best Children's Books of the Year with Distinguished Outstanding Merit\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003ebracing, enthralling\u003c\/b\u003e gut-punch and an \u003cb\u003eessential read \u003c\/b\u003efor teens, teachers, and parents alike.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This \u003cb\u003edaring work with an authentic protagonist\u003c\/b\u003e teaches important lessons about being yourself while navigating through life.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lucy's struggle to find her place and sense of self will have a \u003cb\u003ewide appeal\u003c\/b\u003e for teen readers and is a \u003cb\u003ewelcome addition to the prep-school canon\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eLyrical, enchanting prose\u003c\/b\u003e from a narrator with perception so acute she cannot help but share it immerses readers into the very heart of every scene. This is highly recommended for classrooms and libraries [and] a superb choice for book discussion groups and world young adult literature survey courses.\"--VOYA, Starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003ePart \u003ci\u003eMean Girls, \u003c\/i\u003epart \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLord of the Flies, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand part \u003ci\u003eSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics, \u003c\/i\u003ethis well-observed and unsentimental novel taps into what is primal within privileged adolescent girls.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lucy's narration pulls readers alongside her uncertain navigation of two worlds, and \u003cb\u003ewe can't help but cheer in solidarity\u003c\/b\u003e as Lucy recognizes assimilation masquerading as inclusion, refuses to back down, and instead embraces who she is.\"--\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In a novel \u003cb\u003efilled with strong visual images\u003c\/b\u003e, Pung draws a sharp contrast between authenticity and deception, integrity and manipulation. Against the \u003cb\u003evividly painted backdrops of two very different communities\u003c\/b\u003e, she traces Lucy's struggle to form a new identity without compromising the values she holds closest to her heart.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Pung is the author of the bestselling memoirs \u003ci\u003eUnpolished Gem, \u003c\/i\u003e which was published by Penguin in the United States and has been published in several translations, and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eHer Father's Daughter.\u003c\/i\u003e She is also the editor of the anthology \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up Asian in Australia\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of the Marly books in the Our Australian Girl series. Learn more about Alice and her books at AlicePung.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lucy and Linh\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912191074501,"sku":"9780399550515","price":22.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/dm1U25LBeb9780399550515.webp?v=1772082521","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/lucy-and-linh-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}