The Higher Power of Lucky
Author: Susan Patron
Believing that her French guardian is about to abandon her to an orphanage in the city, ten-year-old Lucky runs away from her small town with her beloved dog by her side in order to trek across the Mojave Desert in this Newbery Medal–winning novel from Susan Patron.,,Lucky, age ten, can’t wait another day. The meanness gland in her heart and the crevices full of questions in….Read More
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