{"product_id":"the-higher-power-of-lucky-9781416975571","title":"The Higher Power of Lucky","description":"Lucky, age ten, can't wait another day. The meanness gland in her heart and the crevices full of questions in her brain make running away from Hard Pan, California (population 43), the rock-bottom only choice she has. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's all Brigitte's fault -- for wanting to go back to France. Guardians are supposed to stay put and look after girls in their care! Instead Lucky is sure that she'll be abandoned to some orphanage in Los Angeles where her beloved dog, HMS Beagle, won't be allowed. She'll have to lose her friends Miles, who lives on cookies, and Lincoln, future U.S. president (maybe) and member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers. Just as bad, she'll have to give up eavesdropping on twelve-step anonymous programs where the interesting talk is all about Higher Powers. Lucky needs her own -- and quick. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But she hadn't planned on a dust storm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Or needing to lug the world's heaviest survival-kit backpack into the desert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Patron\u003c\/b\u003e specialized in Children's Services for 35 years at the Los Angeles Public Library before retiring in 2007, the same year her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Higher Power of Lucky\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatron's previous books for children include the Billy Que trilogy of picture books; \u003ci\u003eDark Cloud Strong Breeze\u003c\/i\u003e; and a chapter book, \u003ci\u003eMaybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe\u003c\/i\u003e. All earned starred reviews, and the latter was named an ALA Notable book. \u003ci\u003eThe Higher Power of Luck \u003c\/i\u003ewill 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Phelan's\u003c\/b\u003e black-and-white illustrations first appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs\u003c\/i\u003e by Betty G. Birney. His picture books include \u003ci\u003eThe New Girl...and Me \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTwo of a Kind, \u003c\/i\u003eboth written by Jacqui Robbins. Matt lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649958875410,"sku":"9781416975571","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9148263f-a14c-4192-824a-4d6b5d259876.jpg?v=1733278695","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-higher-power-of-lucky-9781416975571","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}