Two years ago, Lucky's mother died in an accidental electrocution. Lucky returns to the trailer she shares with her legal guardian, Brigitte. So, she sets out to find him, or her, or it. She hears the attendees talk about finding their "higher power" after hitting rock bottom, and given all the upheaval in Lucky's life, she feels that she, too, could use the comfort of this mysterious higher power. As the novel opens, Lucky is eavesdropping on a twelve-step meeting in progress at the local museum and visitor center. In 2007, the Association for Library Service to Children awarded The Higher Power of Lucky the prestigious Newbery Medal. Published by Simon & Schuster in 2006, the story focuses on the adventures of irrepressible ten-year-old Lucky Trimble as she attempts to find some semblance of family and faith in the remote California desert town of Hard Pan. The Higher Power of Lucky is a children's novel by American author Susan Patron, featuring illustrations by Matt Phelan.
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