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'Well targeted at the Jacqueline Wilson/Cathy Cassidy market with strong, believable characters.' --The Bookseller
'A gutsy, real-life story.' --Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading4Kids
'An assured debut full of excellently observed detail of the things that interest older primary children.' --Books for Keeps
`This book hooked me from page six....i would rate it 5/5.' --FIRST NEWS (Jessica Trueman, aged 10)
'A gutsy, real-life story.' --Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading4Kids
'An assured debut full of excellently observed detail of the things that interest older primary children.' --Books for Keeps
`This book hooked me from page six....i would rate it 5/5.' --FIRST NEWS (Jessica Trueman, aged 10)
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Lolly Luck is lucky by name, lucky by nature. But suddenly her luck starts to change.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This tale of family difficulties leading to major changes in circumstances is well told and will be enjoyed by readers of around 9 and up. Lolly is a likeable and realistic character who narrates her own story in a lively voice. The idea of her being lucky and feeling she's lost her luck adds a different angle to the story and contributes to her generally positive outlook on life, while her penchant for making paper fans is a cute and realistic quirk to her character. Her relationship with her parents and sister and others at school are believable and will have familiar aspects for many readers, including the teasing from the 'mean girl' and her hesitation in sharing some of her problems with even her best friend.
The triggering issue here - her father losing his job - will, unfortunately, be familiar to some readers who are likely to find a story like this reassuring. Lolly's resilience, especially since we see her optimism sometimes struggling, offers hope. This is no sugar-coated version of the world and Daines does not go easy on Lolly and her family, but it is all handled well for the target age group. The life-changing secret is also believable, as are the circumstances surrounding its revelation.
I enjoyed this book and my 8 yr old is keen to read it next, thanks largely to the cute cover. It's worth a mention that I probably wouldn't have noted Lolly's intended racial identity without this cover, and I think this is a good thing. It's great that there is greater representation of diversity in children's books now, and that there can be black and minority ethnic characters in kids' books without the story being somehow about their race. Any kind of family can experience what Lolly's family does, so there is no need for such stories to default to white kids any more, like they did when I was a kid.
Overall, this is a very good example of contemporary realism for the 'middle grade' reader. It doesn't shy away from difficult situations, but it isn't miserable either. Lolly is a great character who carries the tale beautifully.
The triggering issue here - her father losing his job - will, unfortunately, be familiar to some readers who are likely to find a story like this reassuring. Lolly's resilience, especially since we see her optimism sometimes struggling, offers hope. This is no sugar-coated version of the world and Daines does not go easy on Lolly and her family, but it is all handled well for the target age group. The life-changing secret is also believable, as are the circumstances surrounding its revelation.
I enjoyed this book and my 8 yr old is keen to read it next, thanks largely to the cute cover. It's worth a mention that I probably wouldn't have noted Lolly's intended racial identity without this cover, and I think this is a good thing. It's great that there is greater representation of diversity in children's books now, and that there can be black and minority ethnic characters in kids' books without the story being somehow about their race. Any kind of family can experience what Lolly's family does, so there is no need for such stories to default to white kids any more, like they did when I was a kid.
Overall, this is a very good example of contemporary realism for the 'middle grade' reader. It doesn't shy away from difficult situations, but it isn't miserable either. Lolly is a great character who carries the tale beautifully.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I absolutely loved this book from start to finish, and when it ended I felt like starting at the beginning and reading Lolly's story all over again. It is about a young girl called Lolly Luck - lucky by name and nature. Everything good happens to her: she wins parts of the lottery, gets the lead in a school play, wins competitions and raffles, finds money on the floor...until one day her whole world is changed around. On her birthday, her Dad admits he has lost his job and Lolly's luck is draining further and further away.
The issue in this book is one many children can relate to and I am sure it can be a book that they really connect with: money problems, parents arguing, bullies, and older sisters. I think I am going to lend/recommend this book to my sister (aged 10) and possibly her friends because it is a great book they will find interesting.
Ellie Daines makes the characters really believable, I could picture them very clearly like I had known them for years. They are all different too, not like a lot of books where the same personalities can get boring after a while. Marissa is mean and spiteful, Nancy is caring and thoughtful, her Mum is kind but appears slightly stressful and bossy, her Dad is kind but seems to be drifting away from Lolly...and I won't tell you about the characters because they appear in a big twist in the middle of the book. ;)
I don't think I have read any bad review on this book at all. I don't really have any negative points at all! It is aimed at 8-12 year olds but I am 14 and I enjoyed it as a light read. Read it to yourself, your little sister, your daughter, your dog, your fish! Everyone needs to read this.
The issue in this book is one many children can relate to and I am sure it can be a book that they really connect with: money problems, parents arguing, bullies, and older sisters. I think I am going to lend/recommend this book to my sister (aged 10) and possibly her friends because it is a great book they will find interesting.
Ellie Daines makes the characters really believable, I could picture them very clearly like I had known them for years. They are all different too, not like a lot of books where the same personalities can get boring after a while. Marissa is mean and spiteful, Nancy is caring and thoughtful, her Mum is kind but appears slightly stressful and bossy, her Dad is kind but seems to be drifting away from Lolly...and I won't tell you about the characters because they appear in a big twist in the middle of the book. ;)
I don't think I have read any bad review on this book at all. I don't really have any negative points at all! It is aimed at 8-12 year olds but I am 14 and I enjoyed it as a light read. Read it to yourself, your little sister, your daughter, your dog, your fish! Everyone needs to read this.
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My daughter really enjoyed this story and the secret it revealed. She liked reading about the different experiences Lolly luck and her family went through. She would recommend this book to other young girls.
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