Book Review: Here’s Lilly by Nancy Rue

Title:		Here’s Lily
Author:		Nancy Rue
Publisher:		Thomas Nelson
Imprint:		Tommy Nelson
Pub Date:		May 01, 2012
ISBN:		9781400319497

Summary:

Grow with the spirited, sometimes awkward, but always charming Lily as she learns what real beauty is.

In this fun, entertaining story, readers meet awkward sixth grader Lily Robbins who, after receiving a compliment about her looks from a woman in the modeling business, becomes obsessed with her appearance and with becoming a model. As she sets her sights on winning the model search fashion show, she exchanges her rock and feather collection for lip gloss, fashion magazines, and a private “club” with her closest friends. But when the unthinkable happens the night before the fashion show, Lily learns a valuable lesson about real beauty.

This best-selling, biblically based fiction series for girls—with a fresh new look and updated content—addresses social issues and coming-of-age topics, all with the spunk and humor of Lily Robbins as she fumbles her way through unfamiliar territory. As readers come to love Lily and her stories, they’ll also benefit from the companion nonfiction books that will help them through their own growing pains.

My Thoughts:

This is a wonderful book for younger girls to read. You get to meet Lily, and Lily is a pretty average girl. She deals with things that most girls have to deal with, brothers,  bullies at school, friends and trying to find real examples of where God is in her every day life. Lily is struggling to find out what she is good at, her older brother is the musician and her younger brother is the athlete. But all Lily seems to be good at is being clumsy. Then after a presentation at school Lily tries her hand at a modeling class. This class really seems to change Lily, and with those changes Lily is able to help others around her. I had a fun time reading this book  with my 7 year old daughter, Emmy really did enjoy the book too.

Overall Rating: 4/ 5 Stars

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Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for a copy of this book to review.