![]() Patron's plotting is as tight as her characters are endearing. Her best friend, Lincoln, is a taciturn boy with a fixation for tying knots another acquaintance, Miles, seems a tiresome pest until Lucky discovers a secret about his mother. Looking for solace, Lucky eavesdrops on the various 12-step meetings held in Hard Pan (of which there are plenty), hoping to suss out a "higher power" that will see her through her difficulties. ![]() With a personality that may remind some readers of Ramona Quimby, Lucky, who is totally contemporary, teeters between bravado-gathering insect specimens, scaring away snakes from the laundry-and fear that her guardian will leave her to return to France. Lucky, age 10, lives in tiny Hard Pan, California (population 43), with her dog and the young French woman who is her guardian. Grade Level: 4th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) ![]() Volunteers needed in July! Click here to sign up. ![]()
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