Lucky Breaks
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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 Café 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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Susan Patron. (2009). Lucky Breaks. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Susan Patron. 2009. Lucky Breaks. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
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MLA Citation (style guide)Susan Patron. Lucky Breaks. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009.
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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. - name: Susan Patron
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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 Café 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?
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January 19, 2009
Riding the same wave of warmth and quirkiness that distinguished Patron's Newbery-winning The Higher Power of Lucky
, this sequel continues the musings of Lucky Tipton as she looks for adventure and a best girl friend. Settled in a routine with her “adopted” French mother, Brigitte, almost-11-year-old Lucky has become bored with her tiny desert town of Hard Pan, Calif., but when a group of geologists which includes a girl Lucky's age visits Brigitte's café, things start to look up. Lucky instantly bonds with Paloma, her new “Pal,” not worrying about the effects on her buddies: Lincoln, the knot-tying wiz, and Miles, the five-year-old genius. A mild drama involving an abandoned well plus a mysterious package delivered to the town hippie play a role in helping Lucky make room in her heart for all her true friends and begin to understand her absentee father. Lucky's occasional bratty behavior can be maddening, but her recognition of her mistakes and her efforts to rectify them are endearing. Although Patron breaks no new ground, she skillfully balances sentimentality and humor, allowing her characters to shine once more in their own idiosyncratic ways. B&w illus. not seen by PW
. Ages 8–12.
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Gr 4-6-Lucky is back. In this sequel to "The Higher Power of Lucky" (S & S, 2006), Milo, Lincoln, Brigitte, Short Sammy, and HMS Beagle are all present and accounted for, hewing to their idiosyncratic ways and weaving in the psychological safety that makes Lucky's world a charmer of a place. The girl settles in with Brigitte, her foster mother, and enjoys her home and friends. She discovers the fun of a best friend who shares her gender as she instantly bonds with a girl accompanying the "ologists" who've come to Brigitte's Hard Pan Café. However, Lucky is not a child who is ever going to proceed calmly and sedately through life. From the minute she meets Paloma, whose parents are overly concerned for her safety in the desert, it is almost inevitable that Lucky will think up an escapade that will bring them into real danger. Unusual metaphors, vivid language, felicitous writing, and the sense of hearing from a realistic, albeit unique child are the strengths that continue in this sequel that is as tightly plotted as the first book."Carol A. Edwards, Denver Public Library"Copyright 2009 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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Grades 3-6 Two years may have passed since Patrons The Higher Power of Lucky (2006 )won the Newbery, but Lucky herself has only aged one year since those adventures: now shes just days away from her eleventh birthday and a planned party that will bring together all 43 residents of the desert community of Hard Pan. Unlike many sequels, not one note feelscontrived, andthe storyscurious plot, while sometimes meandering, is organic. Primary to Luckys concerns this time around are the ongoing Americanization of her French-born adoptive mother, the push and pull of (possibly romantic?) feelings for her buddy Lincoln, and the introduction of Paloma, who just might be Luckys first female best friend. Without being heavy-handed, Patron nails the insecurities and overzealousness of a budding friendship, and the central adventure of Lucky getting trapped inside a well brings these feelings to a fine point. Those whofamously tried to ban Higher Power will be scandalized to find that the word scrotum appears in Lucky Breaks not once, but twice.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)
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With sensitivity and precision, Patron delves into the complexities surrounding friendship. Lucky (The Higher Power of Lucky) is thrilled to have a "normal" friend--a girl named Paloma. But, as in the first book, Lucky's show-off tendencies lead to trouble. Return readers will be contented to again pass some time in Hard Pan, while others will feel welcomed by its close-knit warmth.(Copyright 2009 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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Lucky (The Higher Power of Lucky, rev. 1/07) is poised to turn eleven: "Not the thud of ten, but flouncy e-lev-en, with its sophisticated three syllables." She's living happily with her now-officially-adoptive mother, Brigitte, who's opened an outdoor cafe in the forty-three-person desert town of Hard Pan, California. Business is thriving due to a visiting team of geologists, and with them comes a girl named Paloma. Lucky is thrilled to finally have a "normal" friend, not like knot-obsessed Lincoln or five-year-old boy genius Miles. As in the first book, Lucky's show-off tendencies lead to trouble; here she falls down a well while trying to impress Paloma. Lincoln, armed with his latest top-secret knot project and natural quick-thinking ability, rescues her, but Lucky's response isn't gratitude, it's indignation and self-pity. With sensitivity and precision, Patron delves into the complexities surrounding friendship. When Lucky takes scissors to Lincoln's project, for example, readers will be horrified by her betrayal, but they'll also understand the misunderstandings and hurt feeling that led her to the act. Lucky's grownup friends are a comforting background presence, and Short Sammy's dog Roy (of the infamous scrotum) makes a cameo appearance. Return readers will be contented to once again pass some time in Hard Pan, while those like Paloma who are new to the community will feel embraced by its close-knit (or should that be close-knot?) warmth.(Copyright 2009 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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