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Lucky Breaks (Lib) (2009)

by Susan Patron(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0739379542 (ISBN13: 9780739379547)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Listening Library

series

The Hard Pan Trilogy

review 1: Lucky is a year older, but not a year wiser. She becomes outright mean. Instead of character growth, she regressed. In the previous book, her running away felt authentic. This time, her meltdown was self-inflicted and selfish. When people come for the rescue, she scorns. It's difficult to know why people befriend her when she's so selfish. Pretty words too late don't erase bad behavior. Though there's charm and some acute observations, this fell flat for me.
review 2: Lucky returns after her success in The Higher Power of Lucky, with her most appealing character traits. Her life in Hard Pan, CA, a miniscule settlement in the Mojave Desert, proves to be a rich and enjoyable locale for taking in her almost-eleven-year-old mind-set. She chooses Darwin as... more a role model, and sets about being intrepid without always being appropriately thoughtful about where this pursuit might lead. Her two local friends, contemporary knot-tyer Lincoln and gifted five year Miles are dear but hardly ideal friends in her mind. Hungering for a girlfriend, her wish is serendipitously granted with the arrival of Paloma with her uncle and other desert-studying scientists. The results of this meeting in Lucky’s acting mother’s diner, leads to further events, beginning with acting mother Brigitte’s need to persuade Paloma’s parents that it is safe for her in the desert. Lucky’s birthday is coming soon, and since Miles’ is the next day, a major birthday bash is in the planning. Go find out what happens with Lucky, Paloma, Lincoln and Miles. Enjoyable tidbits include Lucky’s quirky personality (curiosity glands????), Brigitte’s growing into motherhood and being an American, and the characters and their lives and living situations in that remote desert outpost. It’s worth recommending to a reader of Lucky’s age. less

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