Since Mom and Dad are heading off to Asia on Friday, I was tasked with picking the November book before they left town. (Mom is packing food for Dad to eat, if you have any suggestions on how to sneak peanut butter to the Far-East let her know) -
Anyway, Stephanie and I have been reading some Newbery Award winner books recently and I thought that this year's winner might be the way to go. So I DECLARE NOVEMBER'S BOOK: The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron.
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So the book is about, Lucky, a 10-year-old girl who lives in a small town named Hard Pan (population 43) in the California desert. After her mother died two years ago, her father called upon his ex-wife, Brigette, to come to the United States from France to take care of Lucky. Lucky fears that Brigette is tired of being her guardian and of their life in Hard Pan. Her experiences lead her to believe that Brigette will abandon her and return to France. This anxiety prompts Lucky to seek help from her "Higher Power", a notion she gets from eavesdropping at her town's 12-step meetings.
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Enjoy!
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