false 3906643 3 <b>"Eleven is much more intrepid than only ten." </b><P>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: Lincoln all tied up in knotty matters, Miles newly diagnosed as a genius but as needy as ever, Brigitte running her Café and trying to figure out what it means to be American.<P>Enter Paloma, tagging along on a visit to Hard Pan with a pack of hungry geologists. She's smart and pretty and fun -- definitely best-friend material. But will Lucky be able to cope with tomato worms, Short Sammy's mysterious box, the potential for disaster when Paloma's parents visit Hard Pan, and Lincoln's fame among knot tyers of the world?<P>Lucky's intrepidness is put to the test in this satisfying sequel to the Newbery Award-winning <I>The Higher Power of Lucky.</i> 3951979 10 3 2009 Lucky Breaks total:178|5:38|4:64|3:64|2:11|1:1| 178 661 281 76 3 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 19:14:48 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 19:51:53 -0700 2009
As her eleventh birthday draws near, Lucky finds herself wanting just one thing: a girlfriend. Lincoln's been h...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 09:21:30 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 09:22:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 28 07:45:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 07:45:00 -0700 2009 The town of Hard Pan is fascinating, and the 43 peop...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 27 09:22:05 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 09:22:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 22 08:46:01 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 08:49:32 -0700 2009
LUCKY BREAKS is the second book in Susan Patron's THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY trilogy. It continues the story of Lucky, who lives in the middle of the desert in a tiny town called Hard Pan.

Lucky is about ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 13:53:46 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 14:54:46 -0700 2009 The town of Hard Pan is fascinating, and the 4...more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 19:34:08 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 19:42:31 -0700 2009 The Higher Power of Lucky, it moves at a leisurely pace, low on plot and high on minute observations of inner turmoil. Lucky gets a new best friend, and worries that her other best friend, ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 16 09:52:44 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 09:52:55 -0800 2009
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Do kids not have the capability of using a dictionary anymore? In elementary school, m...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 14:38:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 14:38:17 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 09:50:15 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 07:24:57 -0700 2009
Update: In fact, she got it in twice!
I enjoyed this, but I found the pacing a bit off--it needed something more before the final chapter. I know this is now part of a planned trilogy and it feels...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 11:41:32 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 11:45:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 21:46:04 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 21:58:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 07:44:22 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 14:14:58 -0700 2009
I like Lucky. I like the relationship between Lucky and Paloma, and of course, Brigitte is always solid. But the star of this book, to me, was Lincoln. He was kind, loyal, trustworthy, mature, and incredibly patient with Lucky, who wa...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 17:06:19 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 04:28:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 15:25:52 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 15:34:47 -0800 2009 The Higher POwer of Lucky. Lucky is about to turn eleven, makes her first best girlfriend, helps at her adopted mom's French Cafe in their desert town of 47 people, and as usual, gets into some trouble as her intrepid adventuresome self. Sweet story abou...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 12:23:08 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 13:08:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 17:48:06 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 20:26:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 18:10:40 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 18:15:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3906643