SPLAT! After she trips and ends up face down in a mud puddle, Lucy-Loo is not feeling confident about soccer try-outs. Still, when her best friend Tallulah makes the team, but she doesn’t, Lucy is crushed. Lucy’s friends and family comfort her through her disappointment—her friend Patrick invites her to dance tryouts the next day, and Lucy’s mother gives her a very important reminder: everything happens for a reason. With some help from her wonderful dog, Roo, Lucy remembers to be grateful for her friends, her family, and all her own good qualities. And soon, it turns out Lucy’s mother was right—a new passion and talent is waiting for Lucy right around the corner, one she might not have found if she made the soccer team! The Adventures of Lucy-Loo and Roo: Everything Happens for a Reason is the second book in Dr. Stacey Scott and Kyra Scott’s charming and educational Lucy-Loo and Roo series, following The Magic of the Gratitude Stick. With important lessons about gratitude, supportive friendships, and how things will work out if you don’t give up, Everything Happens for a Reason is the perfect book for young readers and for adults and children to share.