My Life in Pink and Green

I Couldn't Stop!

I read this book and I absolutely loved it! Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down! I just kept on reading. People who liked this book might also like Lisa Greenwalds Sweet Treats and Secret Crushes. (I also read this and loved it)!!!

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

Lisa Greenwald has a nice combination of things going on in her debut novel MY LIFE IN PINK & GREEN. Put together "green" living to save the earth, the trials and tribulations of being a 7th-grade girl, and the financial stress of running a family business, and you have a real page-turner.

Lucy will be the third generation owner of a family pharmacy - that is if her mother and grandmother can keep the store going against the competition of large chains and consumers only looking for one-stop shopping options. She hears their constant arguments about which direction is best for the business her grandfather started years ago.

Lucy's mother's objections are that the store is stuck in the 80's, while her mother, Lucy's grandmother, says her own daughter is the downfall of the business because of her poor money management skills. All Lucy knows is that she doesn't want to lose the family business, and she thinks she just might have the answer.

Being a 7th-grader is also a challenge for Lucy. Her older sister is away at college, but thanks to Claudia, at least Lucy knows how to look her best, and with the help of good grooming she maintains a high level of self-confidence in the face of middle school stress. She has always been interested in make-up, and growing up in the pharmacy with its make-up aisle so easily accessible, she has developed a certain knack for making people look their best.

When people begin realizing her talent, she finds herself running a makeover business that is bringing in needed cash for the store.

In an effort to boost her friend Sunny's confidence with boys, Lucy joins the school's Earth Club. Membership in the club revives Lucy's interest in recycling and promoting some of the more nature-friendly make-up products she uses with her customers. When an afternoon of research for the club causes Lucy to stumble across a city grant offering some major money help for local businesses who "go green," she believes she has truly found the way to save the family business.

MY LIFE IN PINK & GREEN grabbed my attention right from the start. Lucy is portrayed as a fun, upbeat 7th-grader not afraid to test out her innovative ideas. The addition of the financial stress in the family business brings this story into the here and now of our economic woes and will help hold the interest of readers dealing with their own tough times. By adding humor and a bit of young romance, Lisa Greenwald has really hit the mark with this novel.

I look forward to reading what I hope will be a long line of her YA work.

4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Boring

I did not like this book and I felt like I was reading the same passages all the time. I did not want to finish this book but I had to. It was very predictable and boring. It is a good book for earth loves but it was not good for me!

1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Great book!

Normally I dont like reading, like at all! This book was the best I have ever read!!! I litterally bought it 1 day and i was finished within the next 2 days! (that is not like me at all) I just wanted to keep reading! This book is a must read.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great read!

While I was reading 'My Life in Pink and Green' I felt as if I needed to start recycling right away! This story about a 7th grade girl who is determined to save her family pharmacy by going green is inspiring and fun to read!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

My Life in Pink and Green

Totally loved it! I read it in two days! It talks about a headstrong girl who wants to save her family's phramacy and help the planet, too. Readers will enjoy this heartfelt, yet funny book.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Entertaining and delightful

This book will be a great read for any tween who wants something uplifting and also shows great problem solving and drive. Lucy is just a 7th grader and pretty much under the radar as far as the popular girls are concerned at her middle school. Secretly Lucy is a budding makeup artist, and she wants to grow up and become the next Laura Mercier. When a chance meeting between her and the popular homecoming queen at school leads to Lucy helping correct a terrible hairdo and makeup tips, she starts to become known as the go-to beauty girl of the town. Throw in drama at home with the family pharmacy having trouble and the very real threat of having to sell off everything, Lucy does something amazing. She starts a campaign to help save the place and maybe save her little corner of Connecticut. Spurred by the popular queen's makeover, many of the popular girls all come to Lucy to get made over for parties and graduation. She even helps get the pharmacy 'green' and help become more eco-friendly.
I like how there are little makeup and appearance tips at the chapter starts and I really like how the book really makes you feel empowered to go out and do something for the environment.
Tweens will like the characters and everyone is very believable and the middle school social drama is relatable too. Girls will like Lucy and her message is one of wanting to spread the news of being more green, but also that beauty is not all makeup...its about being confident and thats the beauty that counts.

This book is a great and fast-paced

I read this book when I was on vacation. It was a unique plot that wasn't written like any other books. This books shows struggle in a family like most american families in the same situation. I recommend this book to seventh graders like me. I think this because its about a seventh graders. Also, it would be a easy read for a 8 grader, and a sixth graders don't wear makeup, and date boys......I'm not saying a sixth grader wouldn't enjoy it though.......

Great book for people who love the Earth!

I love this book!!!!!!! It has great plots and is great for people who love the Earth. It is a story that deals with crushes, debt, family, secrets, popularity, going green, and finding your inner beauty.

good book

this is a good book! but some may not understand it i have a friend how also read it but didn't understand it. but overall its a good read.

My Life in Pink and Green

My Life in Pink and Green is the book for you if you like. make-up, and business tips, and going green! Want to know something cool? Lauren Myracle the author of TTLY gave us the make-up, and business tips! The author of this dazzling book is Lisa Greenwald. The fabulous art work is done by Chad W. Beckerman. In every chapter of this book there is either a make-up or business tip that makes you want to read over and over again!
Lucy Desberg is a girl with a heart of gold! She has been through a lot of challenges. Here's how they started. Her grandfather opened up a drug store when Lucy was 5 years old. The drug store, which is called today Old Mill Pharmacy. Old Mill Pharmacy is not any old pharmacy. At the store you can go and buy a soda, but at Old Mill Pharmacy you can buy a milkshake while you are waiting for your prescription. Doesn't that sound cool? I want to do that! Well, now that Lucy is 11 years old and her grandfather died, the store is going bankrupt. One reason is that Lucy mom gives away almost everything in the store. But lucky Lucy comes up with multiple solutions. One solution is that Lucy starts her own business. Her business is doing make-up for people's birthday, for their prom, and just to look good! All the money Lucy makes goes to the store! I'm not going to tell you everything you will have to read the book!
Just like in my life one time hosted a lemonade sale. I had $59.99 for ice cream. So we went to Rita's ice cream. It was yummy!!!
Here are some cool-cat facts about Mrs. Lisa Greenwald!!! Mrs. Greenwald works in a library at the Birch Wathen Lexon School on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She also is a graduate of the new School's MFA program in writing for children. Some of Lisa's other books are Sweet treats and Secret Crushes also available in November 2010.
I recommend this book because who doesn't want a healthier earth? Well this book has those tips!!! Please read this book you will love it, I did and I'm very picky about the books I read!!!

Really good Book

This is a really good book. It is all about makeup and it makes me want to be good with make-up. The town that her pharmacy is in also reminds me of the town in the book I'd Tell you I Love you, But then I'd have to kill you. Let me know what you think.

Can't wait to finish it!!!!

This book is probably one of the best books I've ever read. It's good for girls that are about ages 11-13 because it talks about how to use makeup the right way, which is part of growing up for girls. The main character is also about 12, so girls can relate to her problems. I never want to put it down!

a great book

I really liked My Life in Pink and Green it was differant from a lot of books now and focused more on her family and business then her love life and school. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because it was realy easy.

Very different kind of book!!!

This book had a very different story line then most preeteen stories now.I really enjoyed it and got it at my school's book fair.It was really easy but overall I enjoyed it.I guess I would reccomend it to most people.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

An awesome book

This book is so awesome. It normally takes me forever to read a book and this one only took me a day or 2. If you have nothing to read this is the most awesome book. There is drama between friends, family, and boys. I reccomend reading this book. I hope you enjoy it as much as i do!

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

An Amazing Book

My Life and Pink is amazimg. It is filled with dating and wonderful make up tips. If you are a girl who likes make up then this would be an awesome book. To Lisa Greenwald.... what a wonderful book.
-Adriana Kunstenaar

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

THE BEST BOOK EVER!

I enjoyed reading this book so much! I put 5 stars for a lot of things, including sharing with friends because I have a group of friends and we all love to read the same books and then get together and talk about our favorite parts of the book, our least favorite character, all that stuff! Anyway we found this the perfect book to talk about and hope to see more books written by this author!

0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

i love this book

hello for who ever is reading this book i am in 7th grade and my english teacher had my class write a book report on a book of our choice so this look like a good book at first i did not like it but after awhile i just could not put the book down i encurage all of you to read this book

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