Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $5.99
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Publisher Description
“A delightfully offbeat mystery that is also about the mystery of becoming yourself.” —Rebecca Stead, New York Times bestselling author
In this witty and whimsical story by award-winning author Margo Rabb, a sixteen-year-old girl is suspended from boarding school and sent to New York City, where she must take care of an unconventional woman entangled in a mystery.
Lucy Clark has had it. After being bullied one too many times, Lucy retaliates. But when the fallout is far worse than she meant it to be, she gets sent to Manhattan to serve as a full-time companion to the eccentric Edith Fox.
Edith is glamorous and mysterious—nothing like Lucy expected. Though Edith’s world of hidden gardens and afternoon teas is beguiling, there’s one other thing about her that makes her unlike anyone Lucy has ever met...she thinks someone is trying to kill her.
And it’s up to Lucy to find out who it is.
* A Bank Street Best Book of the Year *
“A full-on delight: funny, gripping, warm-hearted, and beautifully written—it made me cheer. Read it!” —Madeline Miller, award-winning author of Circe
"There's magic in this novel's quirky, sweet world. I want to live in its gardens and cheer Lucy on while she finds her heart’s loves!" —Kristin Cashore, New York Times bestselling author of Graceling
"Tender and fierce, witty and wise, this is a tale of the route we take when we grow up and into the love we deserve." —Judy Blundell, National Book Award-winning author of What I Saw and How I Lied
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rabb (Cures for Heartbreak) pens a metropolitan adventure centering white, Jewish 16-year-old Lucy Clark, who has spent the past four years in an Austin, Tex., boarding school—ever since her beloved Nana, who raised her, died from a stroke, and Lucy's neglectful, constantly traveling parents enrolled her. Now, suspended "after the Incident" and sent to New York City for an internship, Lucy's official job is assisting eccentric, elderly, "stylish without trying" Edith Fox, also white and Jewish. Initially, Lucy is apprehensive, but she soon falls under the city's spell, simultaneously charmed by Edith's vitality, history, and passion for gardening. There's just one problem: Edith claims that someone is trying to murder her, and Lucy must follow the clues and crack the case before it's too late. Lucy's snarky narration moves the plot along, as does the compelling cast, including her Jewish-Salvadorean best friend Dyna; her half-Chinese, half-white New York City neighbor Jack Zuo, 19; and Edith herself. Lucy's concurrent journey toward seeking love and belonging after Nana's passing and Dyna's departure from school proves rewarding in this engaging narrative about accepting oneself and defending one's choices. Ages 14–up.
