The Three Lucys

By Hayan Charara

Book Overview

Junior Library Guild Selection
Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Arab American Book Award Honorable Mention, Arab American National Museum

After a young Lebanese boy loses one of his beloved cats when his village comes under attack, he must learn to cope with loss and hope for a peaceful future.

Luli likes to sit in the shade of an olive tree with his beloved cats: Lucy the Fat, Lucy the Skinny, and Lucy Lucy. But when Luli and his parents go to the city to see his aunt and uncle one weekend, the cats must stay behind at home.

After a fun visit with family, Luli is looking forward to going home and seeing the Lucys. But then Luli's hometown comes under attack and the family must seek refuge at his aunt and uncle's house. Luli doesn't understand what is happening and worries about his pets. Who will keep the three Lucys safe? And when will he and his family be able to return home?

Recipient of Lee & Low's New Voices Honor award, The Three Lucys is inspired by real events of the July War in Lebanon. This tender story of loss, rebuilding, and healing is a tribute to the sustaining love of family, and to the power of the human spirit to hope for a peaceful future.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1600609988
• ISBN13: 9781600609985
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4