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Reviewed on November 1, 2014 | Grades and Up
Gr 9 Up—Luisa "Lulu" Mendez dreams of leaving her dead-end small town behind. She cannot wait to immerse herself in the University of San Diego's biochemistry program in the fall. So she is devastated when her dad admits that he has lost her college funds in a bad investment. Lulu is determined to make her college dreams a reality, and when a confiscated distillery turns up at the junkyard where she and her best friend work, she sees it as a bit of serendipitous luck. Although Lulu is not a party girl, she is aware that the moonshine business, illegal or not, is still thriving in the rural mountains of Virg...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
After Daddy loses her tuition money, small-town Virginia teen Lulu orchestrates a moonshine-distilling business with two friends and local ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More