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The Higher Power of Lucky has won an awardJun 24, 2009
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The Higher Power of Lucky has won an awardPrior to Dec 19, 2008
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Susan Patron's Books
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Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybethe jam in the sandwichSometimes that's how PK feels, squeezed in between her supersmart older sister, Megan, and her superadorable younger sister,...Read More -
Lucky BreaksLucky Breaks: Susan Patron’s charming sequel to the Newbery Award-winning The Higher Power of Lucky.Read More
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The Higher Power of LuckyLucky, 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...Read More
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Baltimore Sun, October 12, 2009
..."I don't think it's possible to overestimate Sendak's influence on the 20th century," says Susan Patron, the Los Angeles-based author of "Lucky Breaks" and a retired children's librarian. "And not only in the field of children's literature but in the...
Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2009
..."I don't think it's possible to overestimate Sendak's influence on the 20th century," says Susan Patron, the Los Angeles-based author of "Lucky Breaks" and a retired children's librarian. "And not only in the field of children's literature but in the...
Souderton Independent, September 14, 2009
...good stories indeed. Most notably, Phelan illustrated the 2007 Newbery Medal winner, ?The Higher Power of Lucky,? by Susan Patron. Following his success in illustrating others? stories, Phelan wanted to bring his own narrative interpretation to the...
Springfield Sun, September 10, 2009
...good stories indeed. Most notably, Phelan illustrated the 2007 Newbery Medal winner, ?The Higher Power of Lucky,? by Susan Patron. Following his success in illustrating others? stories, Phelan wanted to bring his own narrative interpretation to the...
Erie Times-News, September 6, 2009
...plan to use his classmates' unique skills to recover their confiscated items from Miss Breakbone's house. - Susan Patron won the 2007 Newbery Medal for "The Higher Power of Lucky," a funny, touching and ultimately inspiring book about an orphan named...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 1, 2009
...fun. Roberts' illustrations are pitch-perfect, further teasing out the book's natural humor. (Ages 7-10.) ? When author Susan Patron won the 2007 Newbery Medal for 'The Higher Power of Lucky,' the book was immediately engulfed in controversy because...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 1, 2009
...fun. Roberts' illustrations are pitch-perfect, further teasing out the book's natural humor. (Ages 7-10.) ? When author Susan Patron won the 2007 Newbery Medal for 'The Higher Power of Lucky,' the book was immediately engulfed in controversy because...
The Daily Camera, August 9, 2009
...winners (i.e. 'Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!' by Laura Amy Schlitz and 'The Higher Power of Lucky' by Susan Patron) weren't good choices because they appealed to few children. Others argue, however, that spotlighting unusual books is an important role for...
KansasCity.com, August 2, 2009
...scene at the end is an encouraging nod to kids who believe in themselves. Lucky Breaks, written by Susan Patron with illustrations by Matt Phelan (ages 9-12; Atheneum Books for Young Readers; $16.99). At least Newbery Award-winning author Patron waits...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 30, 2009
...winners (e.g. 'Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!' by Laura Amy Schlitz and 'The Higher Power of Lucky' by Susan Patron) weren't good choices because they appealed to few children. Others argue, however, that spotlighting unusual books is an important role for...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 29, 2009
...winners (e.g. 'Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!' by Laura Amy Schlitz and 'The Higher Power of Lucky' by Susan Patron) weren't good choices because they appealed to few children. Others argue, however, that spotlighting unusual books is an important role for...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 29, 2009
...winners (e.g. 'Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!' by Laura Amy Schlitz and 'The Higher Power of Lucky' by Susan Patron) weren't good choices because they appealed to few children. Others argue, however, that spotlighting unusual books is an important role for...
The Daily Camera, July 26, 2009
...winners (i.e. 'Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!' by Laura Amy Schlitz and 'The Higher Power of Lucky' by Susan Patron) weren't good choices because they appealed to few children. Others argue, however, that spotlighting unusual books is an important role for...
TheStar.com.my, July 2, 2009
...States and together they embark on a cosmic journey to save Earth from imminent destruction. Lucky Breaks Author: Susan Patron Illustrator: Matt Phelan Publisher: Ginee Seo Books, 192 pages LUCKY is 11 and ready for excitement and adventure. But her...
Chicago Tribune, March 14, 2009
...By Susan Patron Atheneum $16.99 Ages 8-12 Nothing much has changed in Hard Pan, Calif., at least since Patron's earlier book, 'The Higher Power of Lucky,' won the Newbery Medal...
Helena Independent, March 11, 2009
...in the contest have been Bridge To Terabithia by Katherine Paterson and The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron. The Battle of the Books was first organized in 2004 by Candice Morris, the Lewis and Clark youth service librarian. This years contest is...
Monroe News Star, February 6, 2009
...year?s ?Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village,? by Laura Amy Schlitz) or too disturbing (Susan Patron?s ?The Higher Power of Lucky?). ?School librarians say they simply don?t have enough money to spend on books that...
Montgomery Advertiser, February 1, 2009
...year's 'Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village,' by Laura Amy Schlitz) or too disturbing (Susan Patron's 'The Higher Power of Lucky').'School librarians say they simply don't have enough money to spend on books that kids won't...
Keene Sentinel, February 1, 2009
...year?s ?Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village,? by Laura Amy Schlitz) or too disturbing (Susan Patron?s ?The Higher Power of Lucky?). ?School librarians say they simply don?t have enough money to spend on books that...
Chicago Sun-Times, January 27, 2009
...year's Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village, by Laura Amy Schlitz) or too disturbing (Susan Patron's The Higher Power of Lucky). 'School librarians say they simply don't have enough money to spend on books that kids won't find...
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, January 27, 2009
...year's 'Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village,' by Laura Amy Schlitz) or too disturbing (Susan Patron's 'The Higher Power of Lucky'). 'School librarians say they simply don't have enough money to spend on books that kids won't find...
The Sun News, January 26, 2009
...year's 'Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village,' by Laura Amy Schlitz) or too disturbing (Susan Patron's 'The Higher Power of Lucky'). 'School librarians say they simply don't have enough money to spend on books that kids won't find...
ABC News, January 26, 2009
...year's 'Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village,' by Laura Amy Schlitz) or too disturbing (Susan Patron's 'The Higher Power of Lucky'). The horror! Neil Gaiman's 'The Graveyard Book' wins John Newbery Medal...
Kansas City Star, January 24, 2009
...copies since then. Recent Newbery medalists have created controversy. In 2007 The Higher Power of Lucky by librarian Susan Patron raised an uproar because its first page contained a word some people thought was inappropriate in a childrens book. Last...
Dallas Morning News, January 23, 2009
...the right hands, it could be an important book; it could even change a young reader's life. Susan Patron is the winner of the 2007 Newbery Medal for 'The Higher Power of Lucky.' Its sequel, 'Lucky Breaks,' will be published in March...
Central Utah Daily Herald, January 15, 2009
...January 2009 Susan Patron - Special to the Los Angeles Times 55Valerie Strauss reported in The Washington Post last month that 'the literary world is debating the Newbery's value, asking whether the...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 13, 2009
...Just hours after 'Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!' by Laura Amy Schlitz won the Newbery Medal last year, it zoomed from 8,536th to No. 17 in book sales on Amazon.com. 'Criss Cross,' a novel by Lynne Rae Perkins, experienced an even greater Amazon ride when...
Shelf Talk, October 13, 2009
...it all in this funny, sensitive story. Try this if you liked The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron. ~ Linda, Central Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life , by Rachel Renee Russell J RUSSELL Nikki Maxwell is starting at a new...
Shelf Elf: read, write, rave., October 5, 2009
...link) An article on why Banned Books Week is still needed in the U.S. As it happens, Susan Patron wrote a fantastic article called “Shock Treatment,” in Horn Book Magazine this month (the theme of the issue being “Trouble”). She discusses the...
Susan Taylor Brown, September 24, 2009
...2007, a poem about censorship that she wrote because of the kerfuffle caused by a certain word that Susan patron included in her book THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY. At Political Verses, Elaine has another original-- "Dirty Dancing with the Stars: A Poem...
Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog, August 12, 2009
...also wandered over to the new MG and children's literature revolving rack, and ended up checking out Susan Patron's Lucky Breaks , the sequel to The Higher Power of Lucky . Ultimately, I think I ended up being affected a bit more by the first novel, but...
Cindy's Love Of Books, August 8, 2009
...you bought it. This week I only bought two books as you can see below: -Lucky Breaks by Susan Patron. ( I have started to read The higher power of lucky and I am enjoying it.) -Julie and Julia by Julie Powell. (I bought this book because Barney's Blog...
Cindy's Love Of Books, August 2, 2009
...see her blog for this review. Obama's Blackberry by Kasper Hauser The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron These were from Linda Ellen. From Tina I got: -For Keeps by Natasha Friend (There is no picture for this one because it only comes out in April...
ACPL Mock Newbery, June 10, 2009
..."Eleven, Lucky thought from her seat at the back of the school bus, eleven, eleven, eleven, and the idea of it, the sound of it, threw off sparks in her head." The abstract is hidden because it may contain spoilers. If you would like to read the full...
J. Kaye's Book Blog, April 25, 2009
...of THE PROBLEM WITH THE PUDDLES by Kate Feiffer is Kristi . • The winner of LUCKY BREAKS by Susan Patron is carolsnotebook . • The winner of SORROW John Lawson is Trin . • The winner of RAINY DAY RESCUE by Inda Schaenen is olympianlady...
nomadreader, April 21, 2009
...I absolutely loved The Higher Power of Lucky and found it remarkably engaging. Patron did an incredible job of seeing the world through the eyes of a ten-year-old, being true to Lucky's view of the world as our narrator, but still allows readers to have...
Mother Daughter Book Club Blog, April 20, 2009
...Dog – Grace Lin Rules – Cynthia Lord Gossamer – Lois Lowry The Higher Power of Lucky – Susan Patron To Dance – Siena Cherson Siegel Intermediate Division The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable - John Boyne Half-Moon Investigations...
J. Kaye's Book Blog, April 4, 2009
...& the comment box won't do? Send an Email Book Review & ARC Giveaway: LUCKY BREAKS by Susan Patron http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/2009/03/book-review-arc-giveaway-lucky-breaks.html...
Charleston Collegiate School Blog, March 11, 2009
...English manor (compare with The Canterbury Tales ). In 2007 the committee chose The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, in which the main character is a ten-year-old girl who eavesdrops on an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and adapts the phrase...
In the Weird, March 10, 2009
...but see signs that things are changing. But change never comes in the form that we expect. Author Susan Patron has created a very real character, full of the conflicting wonder, anger, and hope that marks the beginning of a child's transformation into...
Becky's Book Reviews, February 24, 2009
...the whole book, so I can at least some sense of it. I just finished Lucky Breaks, by Susan Patron, and Black Boy, by Richard Wright, which was assigned to my 15 year old. I can find something brilliant in every book I read. I adored Home of the...
