Plot Summary: Lucky, a 10 year old girl, is being raised by her absentee father's first wife after her mother dies in a lightning storm. Lucky is trying to find her own "higher power" which is all that she hears the anonymous adults talking about at their twelve step meetings at the museum where she cleans. What is this higher power? How does Lucky get there? Brigitte takes good care of her and seems to love her, but what if she decides to leave this dusty California desert and return to France? Will Lucky end up in an orphange in Los Angeles? This touching story shows a young girl who is trying to find a family and love, and she can't recognize that it's right in front of her until she finally comes face to face with her very own higher power.
Awards & Reviews: This 2007 Newbery Award Winner has been reviewed by Publishers Weekly Review, School Library Journal, and Booklist.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Subject/Themes: Family, runaways, Twelve-step programs.
Age Group: Grades 4-6
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