The higher power of Lucky
By: by Susan Patron ; with illustrations by Matt Phelan
Contributors: Phelan, Matt
Edition: 1st Aladdin pbk. ed.
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9781416975571
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: Runaways; Interpersonal relations; Juvenile fiction; Abandoned children; Runaway children; Fiction
Description: 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.
Notes: "A Richard Jackson book."

Newbery Medal, 2007.
Table of contents: title: Eavesdropping; title: Brigitte; title: Good and bad; title: Graffiti; title: Miles; title: How Brigitte came; title: Tarantula hawk wasp; title: Snake; title: Short Sammy's; title: The urn; title: Smokers anonymous; title: Parsley; title: Bisous; title: The first sign; title: The second sign and the third sign; title: Getting ready to run away; title: HMS beagle disobeys; title: Cholla burr; title: Eggs and beans; title: A good book; title: Amazing grace; title: Bonne nuit; title: By and by.