Looking for Lucie
Published on 18. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-911107-68-2 (ISBN)
Description
Looking for Lucie is a contemporary YA novel that explores identity, self-discovery, and newfound friendship as an 18-year-old girl sets out to uncover her ethnic heritage and family history.
"Where are you really from?"
It's a question every brown girl in a white-washed town is familiar with, and one that Lucie has never been able to answer. All she knows is that her mother is white, she's never met her father, and she looks nothing like the rest of her family. She can't even talk about it because everyone says it shouldn't matter!
Well, it matters to Lucie and-with her new friend Nav, who knows exactly who he is-she's determined to find some answers.
What do you do when you question your entire existence?
You do a DNA test.
"Where are you really from?"
It's a question every brown girl in a white-washed town is familiar with, and one that Lucie has never been able to answer. All she knows is that her mother is white, she's never met her father, and she looks nothing like the rest of her family. She can't even talk about it because everyone says it shouldn't matter!
Well, it matters to Lucie and-with her new friend Nav, who knows exactly who he is-she's determined to find some answers.
What do you do when you question your entire existence?
You do a DNA test.
Reviews / Votes
"I felt myself drawn into Lucie's journey as she uncovers family secrets and finally figures out how to realise her own hopes and dreams."-Avril Wilkinson, Library Services Assistant at City College Norwich "Meticulously observed and thought-provoking, Looking for Lucie explores DNA testing, dual heritage, identity and the question: Where are you really from? It's a book that will stay with you long after you've finished reading it."
-Kim Donovan, Founder of The Searchlight Writing for Children Awards
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Wilton Square Books
Target group
Young adult
Reading Age: From 11 to 18 years, Interest Age: From 12 to 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911107-68-2 (9781911107682)
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Person
Amanda Addison is an award-winning author of books for adults and children. Her books have been shortlisted for The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal and the Searchlight Writing Novel Opening Award. She is inspired by travel, textiles, and the natural world, and often explores themes of home and belonging in her writing. She is passionate about inclusivity and diversity in publishing and telling untold stories depicting characters from the Global Majority. Amanda holds an MA in Writing the Visual, lectures in Art & Design, and runs Creative Writing workshops at the National Centre for Writing. Amanda lives in Norfolk, UK, with her family.