Twelve-year-old Lucy's mom and grandma own a struggling small town drug store. When the homecoming queen shows up with a hair disaster, Lucy is able to help with a quick fix. After word gets out about her hair and makeup talents, Lucy has a line-up of makeover clients that she hopes can help boost sales. Her small success inspires her to her look everywhere for ideas to save the family business, and to help the environment at the same time. But will her squabbling family take her seriously enough to really listen?

This is a wholesome and optimistic story. Tweens may be inspired by twelve-year-old Lucy’s tireless fight to save her family's business from foreclosure, and her idealistic desire to do it in a “green” way. The overriding message is about the difference that one individual really can make in a daunting situation. Much of the activity centers around the makeovers that Lucy does in the pharmacy, but she makes a clear point that the makeup she applies doesn’t change the way a girl looks, but rather how she feels about how she looks -- perhaps a good mother/daughter discussion topic for this age group.

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