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The Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron
Age: 3rd-5th grade
Deep thinker: purpose in life
Lucky feels like she is at the deep darkest rut in her life. It's been 2 years since her mother died and her guardian from across the waters is showing signs that she wants to move back home to France, leaving Lucky in an orphanage without her friends and without her beloved dog. Cleaning up at a group counseling center, Lucky often hears about people's "higher power" and how they realize their higher power only after they hit rock bottom. Seeing the signs of her rock bottom, Lucky ventures out to find her higher power.
The characters were very real, unique, interesting, and well written. However, the plot took awhile to develop with Patron focusing most of her writing on character development. I can see that it has the thematic substance to be a Newbery winner but I would not suggest this to a child for free reading.
Deep thinker: purpose in life
Lucky feels like she is at the deep darkest rut in her life. It's been 2 years since her mother died and her guardian from across the waters is showing signs that she wants to move back home to France, leaving Lucky in an orphanage without her friends and without her beloved dog. Cleaning up at a group counseling center, Lucky often hears about people's "higher power" and how they realize their higher power only after they hit rock bottom. Seeing the signs of her rock bottom, Lucky ventures out to find her higher power.
The characters were very real, unique, interesting, and well written. However, the plot took awhile to develop with Patron focusing most of her writing on character development. I can see that it has the thematic substance to be a Newbery winner but I would not suggest this to a child for free reading.