Lucy in the Sky
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In this contemporary graphic novel, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers her father's collection of Beatles records and is inspired to form an all-girl rock band.
It’s the first day of seventh grade, and everything is going downhill for Lucy Sutcliffe. At school, she has the feeling her friends are all leaving her behind. At home, her single father is in a rut, and her perpetually traveling photojournalist mother is more absent than ever. Worst of all, Lucy’s grandmother is undergoing chemotherapy and is no longer the warm, vibrant presence that her family has come to depend on.
But everything changes the day Lucy discovers a box of her father’s Beatles records. Inspired by their music, she gets a drum set and forms an all-girl rock band with her friends. But can she keep the band together when petty rivalries, unrequited crushes, and outside pressures threaten to tear it apart?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Twelve-year-old Lucy, who is white and has red hair, navigates impermanence over the course of seventh grade. In fall 2012, Lucy's friend group begins drifting apart—Vanessa Takahashi becomes interested in boys, while Rupa Khanna struggles with her immigrant family's expectations. Lucy, meanwhile, copes with her own familial situation—her photojournalist mother travels nonstop, her divorced father avoids dating, and her vibrant grandmother, Cookie, who's Lucy's best friend, grows weaker during chemo treatments. When Lucy discovers an old Beatles album among her parents' things, Vanessa spurs the group to form a band with classmate Georgianna, whose presence causes friction during practice. In this work by a married creator pair, Chiki's bandes dessinées–style illustrations feature thin lines, flat colors, and character close-ups. Though the story rarely pauses for dramatic moments, Brinkman's (Up High in the Trees, for adults) characters wade through tender interactions, resulting in a soft and endearing look into a preteen world. Ages 10–14.
