Patron, Susan.

The higher power of Lucky / by Susan Patron ; with illustrations by Matt Phelan. - 1st ed. - New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006. - 133 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

"A Richard Jackson book."

Includes bibliographical references.

Wilson's Children, October 2007 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2007 School Library Journal, December 2006 Horn Book Starred, April 2007 Kirkus Starred, October 2006 Booklist, December 2006 Horn Book, April 2007 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2007

Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.

5.8 3-6 Follett Library Resources

Newbery Medal/Honor, 2007

1416901949

2005021767


Abandoned children--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Runaway children--Fiction.

PZ7.P27565 / Hig 2006

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