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Susan Patron

Susan Patron specialized in Children's Services for 35 years at the Los Angeles Public Library before retiring in 2007, the same year her novel The Higher Power of Lucky was awarded the John Newbery Medal. As the library's Juvenile Materials... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. “Children are willing to deal with many dubious subjects that parents think they shouldn’t know about. Children are small courageous people who deal every day with a multitude of problems, just as adults do…What they yearn for most is a bit of truth...
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My life in 8 words: "creative, romantic, humanistic, literary, word-crazed, thankful, private, lucky"
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Lucky for Good will be released on August 07, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Jan 19, 2012
Author Revealed Answer:
What is your motto or maxim?
Dec 06, 2011
Dec 06, 2011
News:
Lucky for Good has won an award
Nov 18, 2011
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Sep 13, 2011
Lucky for Good will be released on August 09, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Aug 09, 2011
Lucky for Good is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Aug 09, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Lucky for Good
Jul 29, 2011
News:
Lucky Breaks has won an award
Apr 07, 2011
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Lucky for Good
Jan 05, 2011
News:
Lucky Breaks has won an award
May 06, 2010
Lucky Breaks will be released on May 04, 2010 in Trade Paperback
May 04, 2010
Lucky Breaks is now available in Trade Paperback
May 04, 2010
News:
The Higher Power of Lucky has won an award
Apr 03, 2010
News:
Lucky Breaks has won an award
Feb 18, 2010
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Jun 27, 2009

Susan Patron Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. “Children are willing to deal with many dubious subjects that parents think they shouldn’t know about. Children are small courageous people who deal every day with a multitude of problems, just as adults do…What they yearn for most is a bit of truth somewhere.” --Maurice Sendak Learn more about Susan Patron

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ALA, January 11, 2012
...By Bob Raczka. (Roaring Brook) "The Lemonade Crime." By Jacqueline Davies. (Houghton) "Lucky for Good." By Susan Patron. (Atheneum) "Mouse & Lion." By Rand Burkert. (Scholastic) "Okay for Now." By Gary D. Schmidt. (Clarion) "The Runaway Wok." By Ying...
Associated Content, January 2, 2012
...good, until after the fact." I always consider myself lucky when I discover a great book. by Susan Patron and illustrated by Matt Phelan is one of those books. Winner of the Newbery Award for 2007, which is given every year for the most distinguished...
Coshocton Tribune, December 29, 2011
...in the library's small meeting room. The book for Jan. 19 is "Higher Power of Lucky" by Susan Patron. Teens Talk Titles will be from 4 to 5 p.m. the last Thursday of the month at the library. Young Adult Fiction Award winning books will be the...
Record Publishing Online, December 23, 2011
...$16.99, ages 8-12), written by Maile Meloy; Lucky for Good (Atheneum, $16.99, ages 8-12), written by Susan Patron; Young Fredle (Knopf, $16.99, ages 8-12), written by Cynthia Voight. HYBRID NOVELS (Mix of words and pictures): Darth Paper Strikes Back...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 21, 2011
...$16.99, ages 8-12), written by Maile Meloy; "Lucky for Good" (Atheneum, $16.99, ages 8-12), written by Susan Patron; "Young Fredle" (Knopf, $16.99, ages 8-12), written by Cynthia Voight. HYBRID NOVELS (Mix of words and pictures): "Darth Paper Strikes...
Seattle Times, December 17, 2011
...99, ages 8-12), written by Maile Meloy; ? "Lucky for Good" (Atheneum, $16.99, ages 8-12), written by Susan Patron; ? "Young Fredle" (Knopf, $16.99, ages 8-12), written by Cynthia Voight. HYBRID NOVELS (Mix of words and pictures): ? "Darth Paper Strikes...
Kirkus Reviews, December 9, 2011
Cynsations, October 7, 2011
...Getting Banned from the LA Review of Books: a series of posts by Ron Koertge, Ellen Hopkins, Susan Patron, Lauren Myracle, Sonya Sones. Peek from Lauren: "...every book deserves a fair shake, regardless of its perceived moral stance, its alleged ugliness...
Becky's Book Reviews, October 5, 2011
...New Loot:A Full Moon Rising: Poems by Marilyn SingerHenderson, the Rain King by Saul BellowChristmas at the Mysterious Bookshop edited by Otto PenzlerHercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha ChristieDead End in Norvelt by Jack GantosJunonia by Kevin...
GalleyCat, September 30, 2011
...work banned or challenged at some point. Follow these links to read essays by Ron Koertge, Ellen Hopkins, Susan Patron, Sonya Sones and Lauren Myracle. LARB‘s YA editor Cecil Castellucci explained: “YA authors are on the front lines of today’s...