The Higher Power of Lucky
Book 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.
It's all Brigitte's fault -- for wanting to go back to France. Guardians…
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Why read it?
1 author picked The Higher Power of Lucky as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As someone who grew up with a young single mother in a quirky desert town, I never imagined I would read a book that captured the richness, humor, heartbreak, and beauty of those years in a novel. Patron has managed it.
I can smell the air just before a monsoon. I can see the sky bursting with stars. I know Short Sammy, Dot, Bridgette, and all the survivors at the 12-step meeting. I know Lucky.
Zooming in, I’m impressed with Patron’s ability to gently poke fun at Lucky, exploring her grandiosity, misconceptions, and pseudo-scientific understanding of how things work.
Zooming…
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