ANNE INGRAM
Have you read the Lucy Bee books?
Lucy is a girl who doesn’t take no for an answer. In her own quiet way, she does what she always does, never giving up until she overcomes the challenges life throws at her.
Whatever the challenge, it usually lands her in a surprising adventure. Whether it’s finding out where her frizzy hair came from, or how she can care for a refugee in France, or what career she’ll take up when she leaves school, Lucy keeps on the case until she finds the answer.
You can follow her adventures in the books listed below.
Lucy Bee & the Secret Gene #1
Bonjour Lucy Bee #2
Lucy Bee & Soline #3
Lucy’s friends have their career paths sorted, but Lucy is floundering. She can’t decide what she wants to do with her life, what she wants to be. When she welcomes French exchange student Soline into her family home, she has no idea their friendship will lead to surprising discoveries about her own country and its history, much less a visit to France and a revelation that will pave the way to an exciting career. Soline, wanting a change of scene and adventure, travels to New Zealand where everything is new and different. She is only just settling in when her sister calls from France with disturbing news – the chateau will have to be sold. With Lucy’s help, Soline searches desperately for a way to save the home her family have lived in for generations. Does the past hold the answers? How important is heritage in making you who you are?
‘Teenage girls especially will like the idealism, energy and intensity of Lucy and Soline.’ DAVID HILL
'A good supporting resource for the New Zealand history curriculum.' LAURYN URQUHART, School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa