Lucy Forever and Miss Rosetree, Shrinks

by Susan Richards Shreve

Sixth grade "shrinks" Lucy and Rosie love to invent psychiatric case histories, like a woman whose husband comes home in a bear costume and says he's going to eat her. But no case they ever imagined prepared them for the day a mute little girl with a scar across her throat walked through the door of Shrinks, Incorporated.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens

Paperback

First published August 12, 1988

About the author

Also know as Susan Shreve. Received the following awards: Jenny Moore Award, George Washington University, 1978; Notable Book citation, American Library Association (ALA), 1979, for Family Secrets: Five Very Important Stories; Best Book for Young Adults citation, ALA, 1980, for The Masquerade; Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, National Council for Social Studies and the Children's Book Council joint committee, 1980, for Family Secrets: Five Very Important Stories; Guggenheim award in fiction, 1980; National Endowment for the Arts fiction award, 1982; Edgar Allan Poe Award, Mystery Writers of America, 1988, for Lucy Forever and Miss Rosetree, Shrinks; Woodrow Wilson fellowships, West Virginia Wesleyan, 1994, and Bates College, 1997; Lila Wallace Readers Digest Foundation grant.

Reviews

[BabarDad · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this one up in the local used bookstore for my daughter and read it first since I couldn't tell if the material would, in fact, be appropriate for a 4th grader.

A fast read. Engaging. Fun characters. A little creeping dread. But not so dark or graphic as to be inappropriate.

If you happen to find a copy, get it. If you are an aspiring film director looking for a good story you could film on the cheap, this would fit the bill.

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ocean Park Vacation 1992.