Lucky Breaks

"Eleven is much more intrepid than only ten."

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.

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?

Lucky's intrepidness is put to the test in this satisfying sequel to the Newbery Award-winning The Higher Power of Lucky.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/01/2009
ISBN: 9781416939986
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.50w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Booklist 01/01/2009 pg. 82
Publishers Weekly 01/19/2009 pg. 60
Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2009
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2009 pg. 202
School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 150
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2009
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 128274 / Lucky Breaks
Reading Level: 6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6