Analysis
Lucy Desberg is a 12 year old girl who opens the family mail
and realizes they are about to lose their pharmacy. Business isn't good anymore
because people are going to big box stores to purchase groceries and fill their
prescriptions at the same time. One of her hobbies is playing around with and
applying makeup on her older sister. Eventually she decides to use these skills
to help the young girls in her town look beautiful for the school dances,
weddings and special events. One important line, "I don't like it when
people say makeup makes you prettier. That's not really true. Makeup can make
you feel a little better about yourself" (p. 94) rang true. The high
school girls nick name Lucy the makeup goddess. At this same time Lucy joins
the Earth Club at her school and begins thinking about convincing her family to
turn the business into a green pharmacy. She also begins researching eco spas
and dreams of opening one next door to the pharmacy. Eventually with the help
of her older sister she fills out a "Going Green Grant" for local
small businesses to see if her dream can become a reality. A quote Lucy says is
“Im very thankful for everyone who has helped me along with trying to get this
going grant, but most importantly I couldn’t of done with without my sister for
giving me all the help even though she iso far away from our family!”
(Greenwald, 264)
