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The higher power of Lucky

Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Patron, Susan, 1948-
Other Authors:	Phelan, Matt
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Abandoned children > Juvenile fiction. Interpersonal relations > Juvenile fiction. Runaway children > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.
Item Description:	"A Richard Jackson book."
Physical Description:	134 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Audience:	Ages 9-11.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN:	1416901949 (hardcover) : 9781416901945 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Susan Patron was born in Los Angeles, California in 1948. She worked as a children's services librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library for 35 years and is an acclaimed author of children's books, having won the Newbery Award for The Higher Power of Lucky in 2007. Patron has served on numerous book award committees, is a member of the Advisory Board of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and reviews children's literature. (Bowker Author Biography)