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Green
Turning thirteen starts off with a bang for Lily. Literally. A birthday present explodes on her porch . . . and soon after a trio of leprechauns (yes, leprechauns) appears in her bedroom. They whisk her away to a land of clover, piskies, a new friend, a cute boy, and lots of glimmering, glittering gold. A world of Green.It turns out that Lily, like her grandmother before her, is next in line to be keeper for the Clan of Green, and in charge of all their gold. That is, if she passes three tests. And she has to pass them. Because if she doesn’t she may never get to go home again. She’ll be stuck with the Greens.Forever.
274 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 9, 2009
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Laura Peyton Roberts
36 books52 followersLaura Peyton Roberts is the author of numerous books for teens and tweens, including the Clearwater Crossing series, Ghost of a Chance, The Queen of Second Place, Queen B, Green, and Walk on Water. Visit her at www.LauraPeytonRoberts.com
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March 2, 2024
Well, for me to point out that Laura Peyton Roberts’ 2009 novel Green has been a bit of a disappointment with regard to my personal reading pleasure is unfortunately not only pretty well the truth but also rather an understatement, since from the Goodreads synopsis for Green (which in my opinion really does look quite thematically promising and tempting), I was most definitely hoping (and even expecting) for Peyton Roberts to have penned an original leprechaun infused tale where she manages to have reality and fantasy coexist successfully and believably, with fantasy affecting reality and vice versa, where both of these are forever linked and hooked together and that this linkage is also something both positive and indeed even necessary. But albeit that with Green Laura Peyton Roberts I think assumes that the fantastic and the realistic parts of her text feed off of one another and are thus also inseparably fused together, sorry, but in my humble opinion and after having just finished reading Green, the above does not ever truly occur and is at best only rather vaguely alluded to but not ever expanded upon in any manner even remotely sufficiently.
Because while main protagonist Lily Green’s backstory, while the beginning of Green (even if rather generic in scope and thus certainly also not all that thematically original) is generally delightfully readable and also feels emotionally relatable (especially Lily’s issues with her mother forcing her to take gymnastic lessons and how hard it is for Lily to make friends), honestly, but as soon as Lillibet, as soon as Lily is transported away by those leprechauns, well, you basically seem to get a completely separate and different novel happening. And even though Lily Green is a lepling on her father’s side (which means partially a leprechaun) and is thus supposed to be tied to both the realm of fantasy and also to the realm of reality, indeed, whilst I was reading Green I just could not truly notice this, I was always feeling like Lilly Green’s story in fantasyland was completely and absolutely different and removed from her real-life existence, and that Green therefore has felt like two very different tales, and a book where Laura Peyton Robert’s narrative is basically rather annoyingly thematically divided and does not ever manage to become sufficiently linked, that Lily Green and her grandmother are completely different during the fantastical parts of Green and that this caesura really does make me not consider Laura Peyton Roberts’s text as all that enjoyable.
Because while main protagonist Lily Green’s backstory, while the beginning of Green (even if rather generic in scope and thus certainly also not all that thematically original) is generally delightfully readable and also feels emotionally relatable (especially Lily’s issues with her mother forcing her to take gymnastic lessons and how hard it is for Lily to make friends), honestly, but as soon as Lillibet, as soon as Lily is transported away by those leprechauns, well, you basically seem to get a completely separate and different novel happening. And even though Lily Green is a lepling on her father’s side (which means partially a leprechaun) and is thus supposed to be tied to both the realm of fantasy and also to the realm of reality, indeed, whilst I was reading Green I just could not truly notice this, I was always feeling like Lilly Green’s story in fantasyland was completely and absolutely different and removed from her real-life existence, and that Green therefore has felt like two very different tales, and a book where Laura Peyton Robert’s narrative is basically rather annoyingly thematically divided and does not ever manage to become sufficiently linked, that Lily Green and her grandmother are completely different during the fantastical parts of Green and that this caesura really does make me not consider Laura Peyton Roberts’s text as all that enjoyable.
April 6, 2018
On the day of Lily Green's 13th birthday, she answers her doorbell to find a package, addressed to her, sitting on her front porch. A package that promptly explodes, sending her flying back, the blast also breaking a front window. When she comes to again, the neighbors have gathered around to access the situation and wait for paramedics to arrive. Excusing herself, Lily rushes to her room, where she finds three leprechauns waiting for her. They quickly inform her that she is to come with them back to their kingdom, as she is next in line to serve as this leprechaun clan's Keeper, the person assigned to manage the clan's gold stores.
It's a lot of information to take in at once, so naturally Lily's first reaction is to resist going anywhere with these wee strangers but they have no intention of accepting any refusal. As they point out, they've been waiting for a number of years for her to turn thirteen, the minimum age requirement for a Keeper. Turns out Lily's own grandmother, recently departed, passed away before she had a chance to give Lily the rundown on the secret family business.
Once in the leprechaun kingdom, Lily gets a little more information to take in. For one, from her father's side she descends from a long line of leplings, humans who have a small strain of leprechaun blood in them. Since the creation of leplings, it has become tradition that one in their line should always be Keeper (a kind of banker for the clan) of the gold deposits. In order to accept her role though, Lily must first pass three tests to fully prove to the clan that she is the true heir to the position. You might have heard leprechauns are pretty particular about who gets around their gold. ☺ If she doesn't pass these tests, her mind will be wiped of all things leprechaun related, including ALL memories of her grandmother. Lily accepts the challenge, but as the tests get increasingly dangerous -- the third and final test even putting her in a bit of a Catch-22 -- she starts to suspect someone might not want her to succeed after all.
The first few chapters read a little depressing: Lily's parents are split up, her grandmother is dead, Lily is painted as a bit of an awkward loner, so when her birthday comes around, author Laura Roberts paints a pretty sad picture. Lily's mom refuses to take the day off from work and there seems to be only one friend in Lily's life who might be by later to do some celebrating. Also, a NOTE for sensitive readers prone to triggering material: there IS a split-second reference to self-harm in this story... not someone actually carrying out, only one character mentioning suspicion of another character, but the topic is hinted at. The story takes a few chapters to really get into (maybe because of the heavier bits in these early pages) but the pace picks up once Lily gets into her Keeper challenges.
From there, everything is good fun! There's a healthy dose of humor being thrown about once Lily meets her new leprechaun relatives. Lily getting injured by the package bomb blast, one leprechaun notes, "I didn't know you'd be so delicate." When Lily gets to the kingdom and they see her hair is damaged, a female leprechaun is sent in with some magic shears that can make hair longer rather than shorter... but when Lily voices that she's not entirely happy with the patch up results, the lady leprechaun tosses back, "It's a bit o' magic, not a miracle." Even in a leprechaun kingdom, hair stylists will set you straight on the limitations of their trade! But my favorite was Lily being teamed with the leprechaun Cain for the pisky hunt. Too bad Cain ends up being someone to give Lily a hard life lesson in trust. :-(
So if you are all about going on a light adventure filled with magic, chases, intrigue, a dash of backstabbing, and crowd-surfing leprechauns to boot, this one might be a fun one to while away a chill afternoon this spring! It even closes on a cute scene so you can leave with a smile!
As far as I know, this is a stand-alone story, but I could see potential for continuation of the storyline...I would be all for revisiting these characters as they grow up (or older, in the case of the leprechauns lol).
It's a lot of information to take in at once, so naturally Lily's first reaction is to resist going anywhere with these wee strangers but they have no intention of accepting any refusal. As they point out, they've been waiting for a number of years for her to turn thirteen, the minimum age requirement for a Keeper. Turns out Lily's own grandmother, recently departed, passed away before she had a chance to give Lily the rundown on the secret family business.
Once in the leprechaun kingdom, Lily gets a little more information to take in. For one, from her father's side she descends from a long line of leplings, humans who have a small strain of leprechaun blood in them. Since the creation of leplings, it has become tradition that one in their line should always be Keeper (a kind of banker for the clan) of the gold deposits. In order to accept her role though, Lily must first pass three tests to fully prove to the clan that she is the true heir to the position. You might have heard leprechauns are pretty particular about who gets around their gold. ☺ If she doesn't pass these tests, her mind will be wiped of all things leprechaun related, including ALL memories of her grandmother. Lily accepts the challenge, but as the tests get increasingly dangerous -- the third and final test even putting her in a bit of a Catch-22 -- she starts to suspect someone might not want her to succeed after all.
The first few chapters read a little depressing: Lily's parents are split up, her grandmother is dead, Lily is painted as a bit of an awkward loner, so when her birthday comes around, author Laura Roberts paints a pretty sad picture. Lily's mom refuses to take the day off from work and there seems to be only one friend in Lily's life who might be by later to do some celebrating. Also, a NOTE for sensitive readers prone to triggering material: there IS a split-second reference to self-harm in this story... not someone actually carrying out, only one character mentioning suspicion of another character, but the topic is hinted at. The story takes a few chapters to really get into (maybe because of the heavier bits in these early pages) but the pace picks up once Lily gets into her Keeper challenges.
From there, everything is good fun! There's a healthy dose of humor being thrown about once Lily meets her new leprechaun relatives. Lily getting injured by the package bomb blast, one leprechaun notes, "I didn't know you'd be so delicate." When Lily gets to the kingdom and they see her hair is damaged, a female leprechaun is sent in with some magic shears that can make hair longer rather than shorter... but when Lily voices that she's not entirely happy with the patch up results, the lady leprechaun tosses back, "It's a bit o' magic, not a miracle." Even in a leprechaun kingdom, hair stylists will set you straight on the limitations of their trade! But my favorite was Lily being teamed with the leprechaun Cain for the pisky hunt. Too bad Cain ends up being someone to give Lily a hard life lesson in trust. :-(
So if you are all about going on a light adventure filled with magic, chases, intrigue, a dash of backstabbing, and crowd-surfing leprechauns to boot, this one might be a fun one to while away a chill afternoon this spring! It even closes on a cute scene so you can leave with a smile!
As far as I know, this is a stand-alone story, but I could see potential for continuation of the storyline...I would be all for revisiting these characters as they grow up (or older, in the case of the leprechauns lol).
October 26, 2011
Lily Green feels like she never fits in. It doesn't help that her mom has moved them yet again for her job. The day of her thirteenth birthday finally rolls around and she is looking forward to hanging out with the only friend she has made in the new town. The doorbell rings and Lily finds a little box on her doorstep. When she opens it she finds a key that had belonged to her beloved grandmother who passed away a year ago. The key arrives with a bang and Lily's life literally explodes into total chaos. As she travels the unknown she learns more about her grandmother and herself.
It was great to read a middle-school fantasy that also showed the main character as a realistic pre-teen girl with issues. She truly grew as a character and as a person, gaining confidence and self-respect. Green is a book I will definitely recommend to girls in fourth grade and higher.
It was great to read a middle-school fantasy that also showed the main character as a realistic pre-teen girl with issues. She truly grew as a character and as a person, gaining confidence and self-respect. Green is a book I will definitely recommend to girls in fourth grade and higher.
April 17, 2010
On her 13th birthday, Lily is kidnapped by leprechauns and brought to the land of Green. She learns that she is part leprechaun, as was her grandmother. Lily has a choice to make before she can return home. Pass the three tests to become Keeper (of the gold)or quit. But if she quits, her memory will be erased, including some of the memories of her grandmother. Lily tries to pass the seemingly impossible tests, but someone is out to sabotage her. There's also the cute Keeper of the clan across the meadow, with suprises of his own.
I almost put it down at the beginning, but each chapter kept me reading. This story is full of suprises and twists. How the story ends suprised me in delightful, moving ways. Definitely worth reading. Kids will love it.
I almost put it down at the beginning, but each chapter kept me reading. This story is full of suprises and twists. How the story ends suprised me in delightful, moving ways. Definitely worth reading. Kids will love it.
April 22, 2014
I picked this up for Julia to read. She never got into it.
I thought I'd start it just to see. By the end I liked the book ok. But I wasn't that engaged for at least the first half. It seems as if this will be a series, so maybe the rest of the books would be better from the start because all the exposition has been done.
I thought I'd start it just to see. By the end I liked the book ok. But I wasn't that engaged for at least the first half. It seems as if this will be a series, so maybe the rest of the books would be better from the start because all the exposition has been done.
October 26, 2014
One of the best books I've read in a long time.
December 14, 2011
I really enjoyed this book, a fast read & it kept me wanting to hurry up & finish it.
March 27, 2022
Alright, but don't go out of your way to read it. I wonder whether the author has ever been to Ireland...
July 22, 2019
I loved this book when I read it as a tween, but haven't touched it since. Definitely a great middle-grade book!
March 9, 2022
Great book!
October 2, 2022
I remember specifically reading this in Colorado on a family vacation when I was younger and it was SO GOOD
June 11, 2025
And so what if i like leprechaun books?
March 16, 2011
I have had GREEN on my TBR pile for a while now, and with March being the month to celebrate all things Irish, I dusted it off and opened the front cover and was sucked straight in to the story.
After having a bad day at school, missing her grandmother who has recently died, and all alone at home because her mother was not yet back from work, Lily Green opens a package that has been left on her doorstep; it is her birthday after all! One big green kaboom later she has been tied up and is being kidnapped by three tiny men who claim to be leprechauns. Just what was in that green smoke? Lily is told that now she has turned 13 she has important business to discuss with the Council of Clan Green. Turns out that Clan Green is in Ireland, and Lilly is destined to be the keeper of the Green’s gold now that her grandmother Green has died. There is a catch though, Lily has to undertake a quest set by the council consisting of three tasks, if she fails her mind will be wiped and she will be returned home, not a real worry, except one of the memories to be removed is that of her beloved grandmother Green. If she succeeds then she will be able to travel between the two worlds and earn a little of the gold in exchange for her gold keeping. Lily soon suspects that not all the Greens want her to succeed as the tasks increasingly seem to be very dangerous and challenging. Who is trying to stop her from succeeding, and why? As Lily undertakes her quest, she discovers the truth about her grandmother, the knowledge that leprechauns and magic do exist and, most importantly, that she is more courage then she ever thought she had.
GREEN is a fun to read and well-written book with just enough twists, turns and surprises in the plot to keep the reader’s attention. Lily Green is a typical teenager struggling to work out her place in life, she and her mum move around a lot so it is hard for Lily to make friends, and in her current school she is being bullied by a group of girls who think they are perfect. Lily doesn’t stand up to them and tries very hard not to attract their attention. What she needs is courage.
After having a bad day at school, missing her grandmother who has recently died, and all alone at home because her mother was not yet back from work, Lily Green opens a package that has been left on her doorstep; it is her birthday after all! One big green kaboom later she has been tied up and is being kidnapped by three tiny men who claim to be leprechauns. Just what was in that green smoke? Lily is told that now she has turned 13 she has important business to discuss with the Council of Clan Green. Turns out that Clan Green is in Ireland, and Lilly is destined to be the keeper of the Green’s gold now that her grandmother Green has died. There is a catch though, Lily has to undertake a quest set by the council consisting of three tasks, if she fails her mind will be wiped and she will be returned home, not a real worry, except one of the memories to be removed is that of her beloved grandmother Green. If she succeeds then she will be able to travel between the two worlds and earn a little of the gold in exchange for her gold keeping. Lily soon suspects that not all the Greens want her to succeed as the tasks increasingly seem to be very dangerous and challenging. Who is trying to stop her from succeeding, and why? As Lily undertakes her quest, she discovers the truth about her grandmother, the knowledge that leprechauns and magic do exist and, most importantly, that she is more courage then she ever thought she had.
GREEN is a fun to read and well-written book with just enough twists, turns and surprises in the plot to keep the reader’s attention. Lily Green is a typical teenager struggling to work out her place in life, she and her mum move around a lot so it is hard for Lily to make friends, and in her current school she is being bullied by a group of girls who think they are perfect. Lily doesn’t stand up to them and tries very hard not to attract their attention. What she needs is courage.
October 22, 2013
book report on the book Green
by Taylor
usually i am not the sort of person that likes books with made up critters, but this book was as the leprechauns say " Just as good as a pot of gold." i would recommend this book to people that like adventure, Drama and a little bit of romance.
My overall favourite character was Lily because she is smart, funny and has 1 percent leprechaun blood. i think i could relate to her just on her relationship with her friend. last year i had one friend in my class,but she hung out with another girl. i tried to make friends with the other girl but it just didn't work out. by the end of the year i started to hang out with other people, Lily started to make friends too.
This book is about a girl named LIly she has Just lost her grandma. On her 12th birthday a mysterious package got sent to her for her birthday and then BOOM! Everything went black and Lily passed out. She went to her room and saw in amazment 3leprechauns in her room and they waned to tale her to were the leprechauns live. She wounderd " Why me?" The leprechauns told her that her grandma was the keeper for the leprechauns so now its time for her to take her thrown. She needed to pass 3 hard tests to become keeper- was she to succeed?
Lil ran into a few problemsalong the way. She thought someone was trying to to make the tests harder for her so someone could take her thrown. But who could it be?
My favourite part of the book was when she passed the pirst test. it was a relief to me when she succeeded! Lily found all the gold and the note her grandma left her. it was just heartwarming.
Laura Peyton Roberts made the book easy to read,understand and follow the book She usually made the book so you didnt know what the ending would be. overall she is a great author.
January 24, 2010
Lilybet Green's world is changed forever when she finds an exploding birthday present on her front porch...
Things have not been going at all well for Lily over the past year. She and her single mother have moved again and Lily has only been able to make one friend so far. Everyone else thinks she's a freak. Infinitely worse, her beloved Grandmother Green (Gigi) passed away and Lily misses her more with each passing day. Needless to say, Lily is feeling pretty sorry for herself by the time her thirteenth birthday rolls around. So she’s pretty much moping (and trying on her old tap dancing outfit) when she finds the exploding package.
The next thing Lily knows, she's being trussed up and carried out of her house by a trio of leprechauns who call her 'sister,' clutching Gigi's missing gold key necklace which has just been returned to her with a bang. Seriously, just how hard did she hit her head when that package went off?
It turns out that Lily is a lepling - a human with a wee bit o' leprechaun blood - and that she has inherited the position of Keeper for the Clan of Green from Gigi, who was the Clan’s last Keeper. 'Course, first she has to pass the three tests set for her by the Greens' Council. If she passes, she becomes the Keeper of the Clan's gold and is free to come and go from the Meadows as she chooses. If she fails, Lily will be sent home with all of her memories relating to the Folk erased, including her memories of Gigi.
Fun and fast paced, this light-hearted adventure is perfect for tweens and anyone who likes a chuckle or two with their tales of the magical worlds beyond out own.
Things have not been going at all well for Lily over the past year. She and her single mother have moved again and Lily has only been able to make one friend so far. Everyone else thinks she's a freak. Infinitely worse, her beloved Grandmother Green (Gigi) passed away and Lily misses her more with each passing day. Needless to say, Lily is feeling pretty sorry for herself by the time her thirteenth birthday rolls around. So she’s pretty much moping (and trying on her old tap dancing outfit) when she finds the exploding package.
The next thing Lily knows, she's being trussed up and carried out of her house by a trio of leprechauns who call her 'sister,' clutching Gigi's missing gold key necklace which has just been returned to her with a bang. Seriously, just how hard did she hit her head when that package went off?
It turns out that Lily is a lepling - a human with a wee bit o' leprechaun blood - and that she has inherited the position of Keeper for the Clan of Green from Gigi, who was the Clan’s last Keeper. 'Course, first she has to pass the three tests set for her by the Greens' Council. If she passes, she becomes the Keeper of the Clan's gold and is free to come and go from the Meadows as she chooses. If she fails, Lily will be sent home with all of her memories relating to the Folk erased, including her memories of Gigi.
Fun and fast paced, this light-hearted adventure is perfect for tweens and anyone who likes a chuckle or two with their tales of the magical worlds beyond out own.
July 16, 2018
Lily's 13th birthday is coming up and she gets a strange box on the front porch , when she opens it, it lets out a bang. The neighbors call 9-1-1 for the ambulance . When she goes into her room to clean up, she finds leprechauns waiting for her. They take her back with them for days. She doesnt know when she will be back, or if anyone will know she is gone and how long she has been away. During her stay she quickly finds out she has some leprecan in her just like her grandma who passed away and to be able to remember her grandma and her experiences in this new land, she has to pass three tests.horrified she will have no memory of her grandma and wanting to go home as quickly as possible, she sets off to her first task .
By the third trial, she founds out from Lexie that it is impossible to complete the task. Her heart sinks at the thought .
Kylie who is a neighboring clan key keeper ,and Lexie make a plan for her to steal his key and some gold. The only fail was Kylie and his clan was waiting for her and ahe was sentenced to 5 years in jail ,making her be 18. Your left wondering if she will get out before the 5 years or not, and will she forget her grandmother?
Lily helps her clan and frees herself in the process with their help and her smarts. When she finally gets home Lilybet finds out she had only been gone for a few hours instead of a week . She takes home her luck with her as well and it helps her in her gymnastics and friend situations.
The way it ends though makes you think there will be another book after but I doubt there will be unfortunately .
By the third trial, she founds out from Lexie that it is impossible to complete the task. Her heart sinks at the thought .
Kylie who is a neighboring clan key keeper ,and Lexie make a plan for her to steal his key and some gold. The only fail was Kylie and his clan was waiting for her and ahe was sentenced to 5 years in jail ,making her be 18. Your left wondering if she will get out before the 5 years or not, and will she forget her grandmother?
Lily helps her clan and frees herself in the process with their help and her smarts. When she finally gets home Lilybet finds out she had only been gone for a few hours instead of a week . She takes home her luck with her as well and it helps her in her gymnastics and friend situations.
The way it ends though makes you think there will be another book after but I doubt there will be unfortunately .
April 26, 2011
Lily is a very "relateable" tween character. Lily and her mom have moved around a lot so Lily doesn't have many friends and really doesn't feel like she fits in. She goes to gymnastics class basically because her mom told her to take it. She has one real friend, but that friend has another "best" friend, which leaves Lily alone the majority of the time anyway. While sometimes I find characters like this a tad "whiny," I didn't ever feel that way about Lily. She didn't whine and complain about not having friends; she just seemed kind of sad and got really excited about the one friend she did have.
The story is well-paced, although maybe a tad on the slower side for readers looking for a fast-paced read. It starts off a tad slow with Lily's descriptions of gymnastics class and plans for her 13th birthday party. Things starts to pick up a tad when the leprechauns come and kidnap her. I thought Lily's reactions to the leprechauns were pretty well-written. She doesn't instantly accept their story and even as they are entering the Green meadow, she is trying to concoct an escape plan. I appreciated that she didn't instantly accept her magical heritage. She does eventually accept and even embrace her "destiny." The plot twists enough to keep you engaged as Lily battles through her three keeper tests, despite setbacks and manipulative leprechauns.
The story is well-paced, although maybe a tad on the slower side for readers looking for a fast-paced read. It starts off a tad slow with Lily's descriptions of gymnastics class and plans for her 13th birthday party. Things starts to pick up a tad when the leprechauns come and kidnap her. I thought Lily's reactions to the leprechauns were pretty well-written. She doesn't instantly accept their story and even as they are entering the Green meadow, she is trying to concoct an escape plan. I appreciated that she didn't instantly accept her magical heritage. She does eventually accept and even embrace her "destiny." The plot twists enough to keep you engaged as Lily battles through her three keeper tests, despite setbacks and manipulative leprechauns.
June 9, 2020
I picked this one up because I wanted a bit of fun, and that’s exactly what I got: a bit of fun. This is a short, simple and silly book, perfect for spending a relaxed evening or when you’re just so overwhelmed with things to do that need to relax.
The main character, Lily, is quite likable, and that alone made the book a little better. The rest of the characters were barely more than names, but still, there were a few I liked, and I have to say that yay for the leprechauns and their democratic system.
The plot was really simple, but I liked the adventures: they were fun and quite surprising. Also, the leprechaun lore and magic were very nice to read, a lovely change in my readings.
I don’t have much to say about this book because it’s just lacking depth. The main character? Fine. The adventures? Fine. The plot? Fine. Fine, just fine, nothing else.
Good thing I was expecting nothing else.
TO SUM UP
This was an okay book, nothing mind-blowing but not bad either. It’s focused on being fun and simple, and to be honest, it does that quite well.
* The best part: Lily’s love for her family.
* The worst part: I want to know more about Kylie! His part of the story felt off, and a bit fake.
I give this book a 3/5.
The main character, Lily, is quite likable, and that alone made the book a little better. The rest of the characters were barely more than names, but still, there were a few I liked, and I have to say that yay for the leprechauns and their democratic system.
The plot was really simple, but I liked the adventures: they were fun and quite surprising. Also, the leprechaun lore and magic were very nice to read, a lovely change in my readings.
I don’t have much to say about this book because it’s just lacking depth. The main character? Fine. The adventures? Fine. The plot? Fine. Fine, just fine, nothing else.
Good thing I was expecting nothing else.
TO SUM UP
This was an okay book, nothing mind-blowing but not bad either. It’s focused on being fun and simple, and to be honest, it does that quite well.
* The best part: Lily’s love for her family.
* The worst part: I want to know more about Kylie! His part of the story felt off, and a bit fake.
I give this book a 3/5.
March 6, 2011
Lily Green's mom got a promotion which required a move to a new town not long before Lily's 13th birthday. She hasn't really made any friends, she gets laughed at in gymnastics class, and her mom preferred to go to work on Lily's birthday rather than staying home to make the day special for her. Enter the leprechauns...who kidnap Lily, take her to the land of the "Greens," and make her take difficult tests so that she can qualify to be the new keeper of the Greens, the person who acts as a go-between between the Leprechaun world and the human world. She's inherited her right to the job from her deceased grandmother, but first she has to pass the tests when all she wants to do is to go home. She has to be clever, tricky, honest, compassionate--not easy for a 13 year old in a strange new world of knee-high people who live by rules she's never heard of. And if she doesn't pass the tests, what then?
This isn't a book with great social and moral weight, but it's a fun read. By thinking her problems through and using whatever tools she has at hand, Lily figures out ways to succeed.
This isn't a book with great social and moral weight, but it's a fun read. By thinking her problems through and using whatever tools she has at hand, Lily figures out ways to succeed.
September 14, 2010
The author of the popular Clearwater Crossing series goes a long way towards rectifying the lack of leprechauns in young adult fiction with this enjoyable new fantasy novel. On the afternoon of her thirteenth birthday, Lily is abducted by a posse of leprechauns, who inform her that she has been chosen to succeed her late grandmother as “Keeper o’ the Clan” (a treasurer-like position traditionally held by “leplings”—that is, humans with leprechaun blood). A typical teenager, Lily has problems of her own, but in order to get back home and face them, she must pass her Keeper trials and win the respect and admiration of her clan. Roberts takes the kitchen-sink approach here, utilizing familiar elements (romance, fantasy, even a little courtroom drama) in unfamiliar ways. This clever, fast-paced adventure is sure to please girls with a hankering for fantasy and may even pleasantly surprise the boys brave enough to pick it up.
June 19, 2010
I previously read some of the reviews on here and all of them were rated at least a 3 or 4. So I guess in me giving it a 3 that it is consistant. I do have to say that I didn't get into this book until half way...at least!!! It is an extremely easy read and that is why I continued to read it. It isn't that there is anything wrong with the first half of the book but I wasn't exactly that interested in the content that I was reading. I do have to say the ending was what led me to giving the book a 3 star rather than a 2. I would have to say that this book is definitely geared for the 10-14 year old reader. I did like the cover and that is what caught my interest to begin with. Plus...I have never read a book on Leprachauns. Good and simple read!
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October 22, 2024All Lily Green wanted for her 13th birthday was to be invisible from Team Ainsley who constantly ripped on her at gymnastics, and to catch dinner and a movie with her best—and only—friend, Kendall. But, when a package arrives in her mailbox and Lily opens it, she is blown away—literally—as green fireworks explode on her front porch. Captured by leprechauns and whisked away to a meadow in a distant land, Lily soon discovers that she is next in line to be Keeper for the Clan of Green. But, only if she passes three tests designed by someone in the Clan who secretly wants to sabotage her efforts. On her quest, she discovers the truth about her beloved Grandmother, that leprechauns do exist, and most importantly, that she is more courageous then she ever knew.
February 13, 2014
This book is filled with high climbing action and lots of leprechauns. If you think finding a way into another world, this book is for you! I read this book rather quickly because I wanted to keep turning the pages. A girl name Lil, starts her birthday with an exploding present and then three leprechauns capture her and take her on a trip she'll never forget! Those leprechauns and many more want her as their gold keeper. But Lil has to pass three tests to do it. But if she messes up on any of them the leprechauns will erase her mind of all the memories of her family! So take the trip of a life time and read "GREEN"!
April 15, 2010
So far the book is really good. In the beginning this girl named Lily gets a strange packet and when she opens it, it blows up . That is when she sees three leprechauns standing right in front of her. So they tie her up and take her to there village. Soon Lily finds out that she has leprechaun blood. Now she has to pass three tests to become the keeper. The first test is to open a secret cave. The second test is to catch a spotted pixie which is very hard and they are very dangerous. Finally, the last test is to steal gold from the scarlet clan.
August 22, 2010
On Lilybets 13th birthday she is kidnapped by Leprechauns, to be their keeper...after she passes some trials that is. If she does she will be employed for life over an enormous amount of gold, enjoy a new world where she is almost a celebrity, and enjoy "luck" for the rest of her life.
This was a very cute story with a fun idea. Girls will like Lily and the fun ending. While it's not a future Newbery it was a good read. I would be interested in reading more if Roberts chooses to make it a series.
This was a very cute story with a fun idea. Girls will like Lily and the fun ending. While it's not a future Newbery it was a good read. I would be interested in reading more if Roberts chooses to make it a series.
August 28, 2010
This was a fun, fast Tween book to read and I think most kids would enjoy it very much. The main character, Lily, gets an exploding package on her doorstep for her 13th birthday, along with 3 leprechauns. The leprechauns kidnap her and take her to their home where she is supposed to inherit the position of Keeper -- of the leprechaun gold, of course! There are 3 trials to pass in order to inherit this position, and Lily's struggles are both entertaining and amusing. The book comes to a tidy conclusion, but I sense a sequel. Recommended.
April 20, 2012
Lily (Lilybet) Green wants nothing more than to fit in and be accepted in her new hometown in California, but things aren't looking good. In fact, life pretty much stinks since she has had to move so much and she recently lost her loving grandmother. So on her 13th birthday things are looking pretty down when the unexpected happens. She receives an exploding package that contains a key that her grandmother used to wear, and the package is accompanied by three leprechauns. Now, Lily's life changes drastically, but is it for the better?
September 2, 2014
My favorite book genre is realistic fiction. Green is a fantasy book with lots of leprechauns and magic so it didn't really appeal to me. But, I really liked the plot and story! I thought the author did a great job describing the characters and their personalities although there wasn't much about each of them. I didn't like how this book started abruptly with a prologue without giving information on the characters. Then, after the prologue, there was still not much detail until later on. Over all, I thought this book was pretty good but I'd only recommend this to fantasy/adventure lovers.
July 27, 2010
This was a fun book all about leperchans. This girl gets a key that her grandma used to have but already passed away, then suddenly the box explodes and some leperchans come out and a whole adventure comes to this shy girl on her 13th b-day. She now has to become keeper to this whole village of leperchans. But to keeper she has to pass three tests and if she fails one she wont remeber anything of her most loved grandma. Which makes her determine to pass these impossible tests.
July 23, 2010
Lily is stolen from her home on her 13th birthday and discovers that she is destined to be the keeper of the gold for a band of leprechauns. She must first pass a series of tests that will qualify her for the position. Clues from a letter that her beloved grandmother sent her help her to perform each task. New fantasy twist that doesn't have to do with a princess, etc. I enjoyed the story and felt that it moved easily. It was fun.
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