Reading Level: Juvenile
(4 out of 5)
The ballad "Scarborough Fair" was the inspiration behind this book. Lucy Scarborough is seventeen when she discovers that the women of her family have been cursed through the generations, forced to attempt three seemingly impossible tasks or to fall into madness upon their child's birth (taken from the book jacket).
When Lucy was a baby she was taken in by Leo and Soledad. Her birth mother, Miranda, was the crazy homeless lady that walked around with a shopping cart shouting at people. At seventeen Lucy becomes pregnant and she finds out that the women in her family are cursed. Every woman at seventeen has become pregnant and after giving birth all have gone crazy. The only way to save themselves is to complete three impossible tasks. The women before Lucy haven't succeeded but Lucy has a great support system: Leo, Soledad, and Zach. Can Lucy complete the impossible tasks before it's too late?
This book really sucked me in. I really enjoyed it.
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