3758772Lucy and Linhhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/lucy-and-linh-9780399550508/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2566729/4c587011-3918-4c67-9c03-c7a46a245d27.jpg?v=638384149606600000173199MXNRandom House Childrens BooksInStock/Ebooks/3694842Lucy and Linh173199https://www.gandhi.com.mx/lucy-and-linh-9780399550508/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2566729/4c587011-3918-4c67-9c03-c7a46a245d27.jpg?v=638384149606600000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20169780399550508_W3siaWQiOiI5NTdmOWQ4OS1lNGIyLTQ2NTEtYTEyMC1jMjJhYjBiOGJiMGYiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjE4NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjI1LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE2MiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDItMDVUMDY6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780399550508_From an author Amy Tan calls a gem,this is a witty, highly acclaimed novel thats part Mean Girls, part Lord of the Flies (The Bulletin, Starred review) about navigating life in private school while remaining true to yourself.Lucy is a bit of a pushover, but shes 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 shes 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.Linh is blunt, strong-willed, and fearlesseverything Lucy once loved about herself. She is also Lucys last solid link to her life before private school, but she is growing tired of being eclipsed by the glamour of the Cabinet.As Lucy floats further away from the world she once knew, her connection to Linhand to her old lifethreatens to snap. Sharp and honest, Alice Pungs novel examines what it means to grow into the person you want to be without leaving yourself behind.An NPR Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection A Texas Tayhas Reading List Selection A Bank Street College of Education and Childrens Book Committee Best Childrens Books of the Year with Distinguished Outstanding MeritA bracing, enthralling gut-punch and an essential read for teens, teachers, and parents alike. Kirkus Reviews, Starred reviewThis daring work with an authentic protagonist teaches important lessons about being yourself while navigating through life.School Library Journal, Starred reviewLucys struggle to find her place and sense of self will have a wide appeal for teen readers and is a welcome addition to the prep-school canon.Booklist, Starred reviewLyrical, enchanting prose 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 reviewPart Mean Girls, part Lord of the Flies,and part Special Topics in Calamity Physics, this well-observed and unsentimental novel taps into what is primal within privileged adolescent girls.The Bulletin, Starred reviewLucys narration pulls readers alongside her uncertain navigation of two worlds, and we cant help but cheer in solidarity as Lucy recognizes assimilation masquerading as inclusion, refuses to back down, and instead embraces who she is.Horn Book MagazineIn a novel filled with strong visual images, Pung draws a sharp contrast between authenticity and deception, integrity and manipulation. Against the vividly painted backdrops of two very different communities, she traces Lucys struggle to form a new identity without compromising the values she holds closest to her heart.Publishers Weekly...(*_*)9780399550508_From an author Amy Tan calls a gem,this is a witty, highly acclaimed novel thats part Mean Girls, part Lord of the Flies (The Bulletin, Starred review) about navigating life in private school while remaining true to yourself.Lucy is a bit of a pushover, but shes 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 shes 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.Linh is blunt, strong-willed, and fearlesseverything Lucy once loved about herself. She is also Lucys last solid link to her life before private school, but she is growing tired of being eclipsed by the glamour of the Cabinet.As Lucy floats further away from the world she once knew, her connection to Linhand to her old lifethreatens to snap. Sharp and honest, Alice Pungs novel examines what it means to grow into the person you want to be without leaving yourself behind.An NPR Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection A Texas Tayhas Reading List Selection A Bank Street College of Education and Childrens Book Committee Best Childrens Books of the Year with Distinguished Outstanding Merit"A bracing, enthralling gut-punch and an essential read for teens, teachers, and parents alike." Kirkus Reviews, Starred review"This daring work with an authentic protagonist teaches important lessons about being yourself while navigating through life."School Library Journal, Starred review"Lucys struggle to find her place and sense of self will have a wide appeal for teen readers and is a welcome addition to the prep-school canon."Booklist, Starred review"Lyrical, enchanting prose 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"Part Mean Girls, part Lord of the Flies,and part Special Topics in Calamity Physics, this well-observed and unsentimental novel taps into what is primal within privileged adolescent girls."The Bulletin, Starred review"Lucys narration pulls readers alongside her uncertain navigation of two worlds, and we cant help but cheer in solidarity as Lucy recognizes assimilation masquerading as inclusion, refuses to back down, and instead embraces who she is."Horn Book Magazine"In a novel filled with strong visual images, Pung draws a sharp contrast between authenticity and deception, integrity and manipulation. Against the vividly painted backdrops of two very different communities, she traces Lucys struggle to form a new identity without compromising the values she holds closest to her heart."Publishers Weekly...9780399550508_Random House Childrens Bookslibro_electonico_bb2e2590-b041-35b7-97f6-c381fc2e88a9_9780399550508;9780399550508_9780399550508Alice PungInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-b91b0122-486d-4363-a896-4e42ec941b3d.epub2016-09-06T00:00:00+00:00Random House Childrens Books