She helps her family with the dairy farm and likes exploring the countryside with her best friend Wynston.

Lucy makes up songs that fit with the situation which gives her courage and raises her spirits.

When Wynston turns twelve, his father thinks that he should practice being a prince which includes finding a princess.

Wynston has been forced to swap berry-picking adventures with Lucy for lessons in the rules and rituals of courtship, as his father insists that he must find a proper princess to be his future Queen".

[2] The author of Finding the Light and The Black Pond, reviewed the book saying "Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains is a fun and charming story that will touch your heart".