Lily the Rebel

Lily #6

by Nancy N. Rue

Lily Robbins has always been a model student, the one who always follows the rules. But suddenly, Lily is questioning the rules---both at home and at school -- and it's getting harder to keep her mouth shut about it. When Lily blows up and goes off at her science teacher, she suddenly becomes Ms. Popularity. And soon Lily starts thinking that being a little bit 'bad' actually feels good. Of course, in true Lily fashion, she goes all the way with it, adopting an 'alternative' hair-do, and designing a rebel T-shirt that pushes the dress code. But when a truly worthy cause arises, Lily's new reputation precedes her. Lily realizes she needs to regain the trust of those who matter most to her before she can help her best friend win against discrimination.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Contemporary, Christian, Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction, Young Adult

124 pages, Paperback

First published August 21, 2001

About the author

Nancy Rue is the author of over 100 books for adults and teens, including the Christy Award-winning The Reluctant Prophet, Unexpected Dismounts and Healing Waters (with Steve Arterburn), which was the 2009 Women of Faith Novel of the Year. She travels extensively—at times on the back of a Harley—speaking to and teaching groups of women of all ages. Nancy lives on a lake in Tennessee with her Harley-ridin’ husband, Jim, and their two yellow Labs (without whom writing would be difficult).

Reviews

[Tarissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice storyline. "Lily the Rebel" was a fun read.
I thought it was great to see the changes in Lily's personality especially once she realized what she was doing wrong.
Actually, this is now one of my favorites of the "Lily series". I hope the next ones I read are just as good.

[Danielle · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read many of the Lily books years ago, when I was in middle school, and for some reason, this is the one that's stuck with me. I've had all that time to rethink the plot, the big turning points, the final twist, all of it; and while many of the details have faded, the terrible moral at the center of the story has remained.

The moral? Obey every command given by any authority figure without question or protest, no matter how ridiculous the order or how obvious it is that said authority figure is high on a power trip, because if you object to any injustice smaller than outright racism, then nobody will believe you when you alert them to the actual racism happening right under their noses.

Seriously. Lily and her friends object when the school security guard decides to, without rhyme or reason, evict them from their usual hang-out spot. Said security guard has allowed them to hang out in that spot for as long as they've attended that school, and when questioned, the guard offers no reason better than "I just felt like kicking you out, okay?" Lily and her friends attempt to reason with her and, when that fails, they stage peaceful protests in order to make a point (this being middle school, their "protests" amount to simply wearing clothes that kinda-sorta push the dress code without violating it and standing as close to their hang-out spot as they can. It's actually fairly adorable). The security guard refuses to budge, and although her only "legal" justification is a subsection in the school handbook saying that staff can reinterpret or modify rules at their discretion, every. single. adult. in the story sides with this unreasonable, power-tripping woman.

Now, granted, the thing Lily and Friends are protesting is rather small, but that doesn't change the fact that the school security guard is bullying middle schoolers who are required, by the handbook, to obey her every whim. This isn't a case of a bratty young tween rebelling just to rebel; this woman is abusing her power for no other reason than because she can. Any reasonable authority figure would nip this thing in the bud, but no, Lily is the child and so Lily is in the wrong, and Lily is only in the right when she apologizes for standing up for herself.

Yeesh.

[Alexis · Rating 5 out of 5]

128 pages.15point task,double Double,similar Covers.
If you want to be an advocate, then fight for the right causes not the wrong.

[Kayla Rose]

I loved this book...it really made me think.

[a-c · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty Good!

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved these books as a kid. Very relatable and great for showing a Christian viewpoint of problems of adolescence.

[Géssica her daughter Fausto · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bom.

[Kylie · Rating 3 out of 5]

So Far it is Awsome!!!!!!!!!