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Lucy #3
Lucy's Perfect Summer
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Lucy is a feisty, precocious tomboy who questions everything—including God. Understandably—after an accident killed her mother, blinded her father, and turned Lucy’s life upside down. It will take a strong but gentle housekeeper—who insists on Bible study along with homework—to show Lucy that there are many ways to become the woman God intends her to be.
Now that school's out, Lucy has plans for a perfect summer going to soccer camp with her friends. Lucy even makes the select team! But between the team bully and Dad’s work pressures, the summer fun isn’t meeting Lucy’s expectations. Can Lucy switch up her attitude and meet her challenges head on, or will her perfect summer crash uncontrollably?
Lucy is a feisty, precocious tomboy who questions everything—including God. Understandably—after an accident killed her mother, blinded her father, and turned Lucy’s life upside down. It will take a strong but gentle housekeeper—who insists on Bible study along with homework—to show Lucy that there are many ways to become the woman God intends her to be.
Now that school's out, Lucy has plans for a perfect summer going to soccer camp with her friends. Lucy even makes the select team! But between the team bully and Dad’s work pressures, the summer fun isn’t meeting Lucy’s expectations. Can Lucy switch up her attitude and meet her challenges head on, or will her perfect summer crash uncontrollably?
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
About the author
Nancy N. Rue
223 books295 followersNancy Rue is the author of over 100 books for adults and teens, including the Christy Award-winning The Reluctant Prophet, Unexpected Dismounts and Healing Waters (with Steve Arterburn), which was the 2009 Women of Faith Novel of the Year. She travels extensively—at times on the back of a Harley—speaking to and teaching groups of women of all ages. Nancy lives on a lake in Tennessee with her Harley-ridin’ husband, Jim, and their two yellow Labs (without whom writing would be difficult).
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May 6, 2019
Best Book Ever
This book and the two before this were one of my favorite books i have ever read. I could picture each scene and thought I was there with the descriptive words. I could never put the book down! It taught me so much more about my identity and it taught me that even though I am as tomboy as they can get, it it okay to be a girl. I wouldn't change a thing about this book and all the other in the lucy series, and would totally recommend this to anyone.
This book and the two before this were one of my favorite books i have ever read. I could picture each scene and thought I was there with the descriptive words. I could never put the book down! It taught me so much more about my identity and it taught me that even though I am as tomboy as they can get, it it okay to be a girl. I wouldn't change a thing about this book and all the other in the lucy series, and would totally recommend this to anyone.
November 25, 2024
Loved it shows the true power and loyalty of friendship!
February 20, 2026
This was a good book. There were a few things about it that I found I couldn't relate to, but that's probably just because I don't like sports and Lucy is a really sporty person. I would highly recommend this book, and the entire series, to pre-teen girls who deal with peer pressure, friendships, and those fun years of trying to figure out just who you are.
June 7, 2009
Summary:
With school finally out for the summer, young precocious, tomboyish, 11 year old Lucy, hopes to have a perfect summer, playing soccer with her friends at a soccer camp. But everything turns upside down when having to deal with a team bully, and complex problems at home.
My thoughts…
I enjoyed reading this book very much. The story was unpredictable and the characters seemed real. I liked how the author talked about God, and the Bible in her story, unlike some Christian kid and young adult books that I’ve read that don’t even mention God but once in the story, or none at all. The author’s writing was good, but I thought that she could be a bit more descriptive. It reminded me a lot of the American Girl movies. I didn’t see anything wrong with the book everything was excellent. This book would be a great read for any young girl reader.
Review by Tara C.
With school finally out for the summer, young precocious, tomboyish, 11 year old Lucy, hopes to have a perfect summer, playing soccer with her friends at a soccer camp. But everything turns upside down when having to deal with a team bully, and complex problems at home.
My thoughts…
I enjoyed reading this book very much. The story was unpredictable and the characters seemed real. I liked how the author talked about God, and the Bible in her story, unlike some Christian kid and young adult books that I’ve read that don’t even mention God but once in the story, or none at all. The author’s writing was good, but I thought that she could be a bit more descriptive. It reminded me a lot of the American Girl movies. I didn’t see anything wrong with the book everything was excellent. This book would be a great read for any young girl reader.
Review by Tara C.
October 19, 2011
AWESOME!!!!! :D
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