Red Cedar Award nominee, 1997 Life in her new neighborhood isnt going to be easy for Croatian immigrant Lucy Vakovik. Her mother has saved enough to buy them an onlyhouse: a single detached home. But to Lucys friends, her mother says, My sometime English is broking. Whats a kid to do? Lucys got a fight ahead of her and important choices to make. But she knows shes not a stereotype like some people think shes Lucy and thats a good place to start.
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17,808 words112 pagesGrade 5 to 8
Published 20030889951373
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