PRIVATE LILY
Keep out!
Meet Lily Hill, a six-year-old who's ready for a room of her own, and willing to try anything to get it.
Lily may be only six years old, but she still needs her privacy. That's not so easy to find when you happen to live in the teensiest apartment in all of Philadelphia. And why does her older brother Case get his own room when Lily has to share? It's no fair!
Lily's willing to sleep anywhere, if it means having a private place all to herself. Even the bathtub! But a leaky faucet makes for a very soggy bed. How will Lily ever find any peace and quiet?
"I craved privacy when I was young," Sally Warner says, "and so did my two kids. We lived in a house almost as small as Lily's apartment, and so it was a battle for each of them to find a place of his own. Neither of them ever claimed the bathtub for himself, but I remember moving into a closet for awhile when I was a kid!"
"One thing I learned yesterday is that it is easy for two kids to be best friends, but it is harder for three kids to do it. And three minus two equals one, which is what will be left over. That's me, leftover Lily."
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers
"The need for privacy is the drama of this tender, very funny chapter book told in the direct voice of six-year-old Lily. Lily's narrative will make kids laugh out loud, even as they recognize her yearning and admire her grit."
Booklist
"Warner keeps the tone light and the focus tight. . . The childlike first-person narration is written with considerable humor and grace."
Kirkus Reviews