Author Patron, Susan. Title The higher power of Lucky / by Susan Patron ; with illustrations by Matt Phelan. Published New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006. Edition 1st ed.

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LOCATION	CALL #	STATUS
TRUMAN Juvenile	F P2762HI	AVAILABLE
TRUMAN Juvenile	F P2762HI	AVAILABLE

Description 134 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Note "A Richard Jackson book." Award Newbery Medal A Junior Library Guild selection. Audience Ages 9-11. 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. Award Newbery Medal, 2007. Subjects Abandoned children -- Juvenile fiction. Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction. Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction. Juv. Subjects Abandoned children Fiction. Interpersonal relations Fiction. Runaways Fiction. Other Author Phelan, Matt. Contents Eavesdropping -- Brigitte -- Good and bad -- Graffiti -- Miles -- How Brigitte came -- Tarantula hawk wasp -- Snake -- Short Sammy's -- The urn -- Smokers anonymous -- Parsley -- Bisous -- The first sign -- The second sign and the third sign -- Getting ready to run away -- HMS beagle disobeys -- Cholla burr -- Eggs and beans -- A good book -- Amazing grace -- Bonne nuit -- By and by. ISBN 1416901949 (hardcover) : 9781416901945 (hardcover) OCLC # 61253844 LCCN 2005021767