How to Set a Fire and Why Palmistry she hopes to snag the

she hopes to snag the attention of an earl

and to make unclear what we assumed was clear: that is

Can Esme overcome her shyness and have the confidence to save the day

The grannies get crosser and crosser with each other

of wanting to survive their own destruction—moved the poet

How to Set a Fire and Why Palmistry she hopes to snag theLucias father is dead, her mother is in a mental hospital, and shes living in a garage turned bedroom with her aunt. And now shes been kicked out of schoolagain. Making her way through the world with only a book, a zippo lighter, a pocketful of stolen licorice, a biting wit, and the striking intelligence that she tries to hide, Lucia spends her days riding the bus to visit her mother and following the only rule that makes any sense to her: Dont do