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Lucky Breaks Hardcover - 2009 - 1st Edition

by Susan Patron; Matt Phelan (Illustrator)

In this sequel to the 2007 Newbery Medal winner "The Higher Power of Lucky," life is going on as usual in Hard Pan (pop. 43). Lucky, however, is restless. After meeting a potential new best friend named Paloma, who is visiting her uncle, Lucky is soon scheming to get Paloma back to Hard Pan. Illustrations.


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"Eleven is much more intrepid than only ten." On the eve of her eleventh birthday, Lucky wants to let loose and become intrepid; she's ready for life to change. But Hard Pan (population 43) drones on like it always has: Lincoln all tied up in knotty matters, Miles newly diagnosed as a genius but as needy as ever, Brigitte running her Caf and trying to figure out what it means to be American. Enter Paloma, tagging along on a visit to Hard Pan with a pack of hungry geologists. She's smart and pretty and fun -- definitely best-friend material. But will Lucky be able to cope with tomato worms, Short Sammy's mysterious box, the potential for disaster when Paloma's parents visit Hard Pan, and Lincoln's fame among knot tyers of the world? Lucky's intrepidness is put to the test in this satisfying sequel to the Newbery Award-winning The Higher Power of Lucky.

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  • Title Lucky Breaks
  • Author Susan Patron; Matt Phelan (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York
  • Date 2009-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781416939986 / 1416939989
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.8 x 6.5 x 0.9 in (22.35 x 16.51 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 960
  • Themes
    • Catalog Heading: Language Arts/Literature
    • Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
    • Topical: Coming of Age
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects California, Friendship
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008051440
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2009, Page 82
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 05/01/2009, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2009, Page 202
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2009, Page 0
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 01/15/2009, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/19/2009, Page 60
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2009, Page 150

About the author

Susan Patron specialized in Children's Services for 35 years at the Los Angeles Public Library before retiring in 2007, the same year her novel The Higher Power of Lucky was awarded the John Newbery Medal. As the library's Juvenile Materials Collection Development Manager, she trained and mentored children's librarians in 72 branches. Patron has served on many book award committees, including the Caldecott and Laura Ingalls Wilder Committees of the American Library Association. She is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Patron's previous books for children include the Billy Que trilogy of picture books; Dark Cloud Strong Breeze; and a chapter book, Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe. All earned starred reviews, and the latter was named an ALA Notable book. The Higher Power of Luck will be translated into twelve foreign languages and has been optioned for a motion picture. Married to a rare book restorer from the Champagne region of France, Susan is working on the final book in the "Lucky" trilogy. Matt Phelan's black-and-white illustrations first appeared in The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty G. Birney. His picture books include The New Girl...and Me and Two of a Kind, both written by Jacqui Robbins. Matt lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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