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A Whole Lot Of Lucky (2012)

by Danette Haworth(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0802723934 (ISBN13: 9780802723932)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Walker Childrens

review 1: Danette Haworth has done it again!Her writing is so exciting and poignant. I loved Hailee's story and I can't wait for my girls to get a few years older so they can enjoy it too.One of my favorite descriptions was on page 187:"When a boy touches your cheek, his fingertips leave glittery paths of sparkles and happiness across your skin and somehow these sparkles bubble up to your brain and you feel as if you are floating. Even though Matthew was swatting a bug off my face, this is what it felt like."
review 2: Hailee's family is doing okay-- her father has a rug cleaning business and her mother delivers newspapers. This is enough to keep Hailee and her baby sister in thrift store clothes, but not enough for things like new bicycles. When her father buys a winnin... moreg lottery ticket, the family is not entirely sure how to proceed with the three million dollars, but is cautious. The mother quits her job, but the father keeps his. There are no new bikes, but there are a few new clothes. Most importantly, Hailee is enrolled in a private school. This angers her friend Amanda, and the two have a series of misunderstandings. Hailee does make friends with a neighbor who goes to Magnolia, Emily, but manages to irritate her by insisting on hanging out with Nikki, a girl who smokes and generally gets into trouble. It's also hard for Hailee to fit in with the private school girls, and she doesn't agree with her parents' insistence that they not spend the money. Like any middle school experience, there are moments of angst, but in the end, things work out.Strengths: I liked how realistic this book was. Three million seems like a lot, but Hailee's parents realized it really wasn't. Hailee, however, didn't see it that way and wants a lap top AND a computer AND a cell phone AND a new bike. I also liked how the cell phone and Facebook were used here, even if it dates the book later. Weaknesses: Hailee runs on high alert all the time, and many of the scenes are very overwrought. I didn't quite understand her fascination with Nikki, and I didn't really like her very much. I will still buy the book. less

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