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Lucky is about to turn eleven, and life is good. Her new mother is learning more about mothering every day with Lucky's help, her friend Lincoln is as steady and steadfast as ever, and it looks like Lucky might even have a new friend, and this time, it's a girl. But then stuff starts going wrong. Lucky can't quite figure out why she feels so mad at Lincoln, or so worried about what her new friend's parents will think of the little town of Hard Pan, but with the help of the same band of motley ch
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Enjoyed this sequel to The Higher Power of Lucky, which takes us back to Hard Pan, CA (pop 43?) in the Mojave Desert. Lucky is on the brink of turning 11, which makes her think that she is in the market for a new best friend -- specifically, a girl best friend -- when she first meets a visitor to their cafe named Paloma. Their friendship and what happens during Paloma's overnight visit sets to rights a satisfying chain of events with Lucky re-evaluating those already in her life.
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I liked this book, in some ways better than "The Higher Power of Lucky" because the story was more straightforward, but the ending seemed a bit too much like the ending of the first book and left me a bit disappointed. I love Patron's use of language, however. The writing is beautiful.
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Follow-up to The Power of Lucky, which won the Newbery a few years ago. These books are short and deceptively simple, but really are packed with meaning and great characters.
Awesome audio book. I'm apparently very picky about audio books (according to my husband) but I love this reader. This is my favorite "Lucky" book in the trilogy.
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Patron has developed an enduring character in Lucky Trimble. I am looking forward to the third book in the Lucky/Hard Pan trilogy.
Good, but not of the same caliber as the Higher Power of Lucky, in my opinion.
Beautifully written and lovingly detailed. Lucky's eleventh birthday is imminent and new characters from outside of Hard Pan expand her horizons.
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I liked this sequel much better than the first book, which won the Newbery.
Lucky is hard to like in this one. She kind of redeems herself in the end, but it almost felt like it wasn't quite enough.
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