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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 Collection Development Manager, she trained and mentored children's librarians in 72 branches. Patron has served on many book award committees, including the Caldecott and Laura Ingalls Wilder Committees of the American Library Association. She is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Patron's previous books for children include the Billy Que trilogy of picture books;... Read full bio

Susan Patron's Books

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Lucky for Good (w.t.)
Lucky for Good (w.t.) By: Susan Patron
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: September 7, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
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Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe
Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe By: Susan Patron
Illustrated by: Abigail Halpin
This edition: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 8 - 10
the jam in the sandwichSometimes that's how PK feels, squeezed in between her supersmart older sister, Megan, and her superadorable younger sister, Rabbit -- especially now, with Megan almost a teenager and becoming...
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Other Formats: eBook
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Lucky Breaks Browse Inside Lucky Breaks
Lucky Breaks By: Susan Patron
Illustrated by: Matt Phelan
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
"Eleven is much more intrepid than only ten." On the eve of her eleventh birthday, Lucky wants to let loose and become intrepid; she's ready for life to change. But Hard Pan (population 43) drones on like it always has:...
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The Higher Power of Lucky Browse Inside The Higher Power of Lucky
The Higher Power of Lucky By: Susan Patron
Cover By: Matt Phelan / Illustrated by: Matt Phelan
This edition: Hardcover, 144 pages
Publication date: November 7, 2006
Ages: 9 - 11
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...
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Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback