The higher power of lucky / by Susan Patron with illustrations by Matt Phelan.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781416901945
- ISBN: 1416901949
- Physical Description: 134 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2006]
- Copyright: ©2006
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Richard Jackson book." |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Eavesdropping -- Brigitte -- Good and bad -- Graffiti -- Miles -- How Brigitte came -- Tarantula hawk wasp -- Snake -- Short Sammy's -- The urn -- Smokers anonymous -- Parsley -- Bisous -- The first sign -- The second sign and the third sign -- Getting ready to run away -- HMS beagle disobeys -- Cholla burr -- Eggs and beans -- A good book -- Amazing grace -- Bonne nuit -- By and by. |
| Target Audience Note: | 5.8 Follett Library Resources 950L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 5 110101. Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.9 5 110101. Lexile 1010L |
| Awards Note: | Winner, Newbery Medal, 2007. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Abandoned children > Juvenile fiction. Interpersonal relations > Juvenile fiction. Runaway children > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Fiction. |
Available copies
- 117 of 120 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 120 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | JUV PAT (Text) | 37810434408844 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Old Fort Branch Library | NEW PAT 2007 (Text) | 37810434408836 | Juvenile Newbery | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | J PATRON (Text) | 39493105649950 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | JF PATRON (Text) | 30664100162111 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Allen Library | JFIC PATRON (Text) | 38198000281491 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | J PAT (Text) | 80605000757558 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Angier Public Library | J F Pat (Text) | 33632002385335 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | J PAT (Text) | 55553000000549 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | JFIC PAT (Text) | 31111002266441 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | J FIC (Text) | 38344101219192 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
