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Lucky For Good (2011)

by Susan Patron(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1416990585 (ISBN13: 9781416990581)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Atheneum

series

The Hard Pan Trilogy

review 1: This series of three follows our girl Lucky through her 10th and 11th years. She comes from a rough situation but lands in a soft place ironically named, "Hardpan." This story is very focused on the psychological/ emotional world of the characters as much as events. I recommend this story for anyone who could appreciate a little real-life language (scrotum?) used in order to make a point. I can imaging getting my 8 year old to listen to all three.
review 2: I liked this book, but preferred the first and second more, the first being my favorite. This third book was not formulaic as I felt the second was to the first. However, this book introduced a new character to the Hard Pan town, population 43. This character is a Christian, ex-con, recovering addict. I felt... more like the author through this character made Christianity look overly simplistic and unthinking. For example, this character did not want her child to read some books which might expose him to other truths and belief systems. At the end of the book, the author mentioned an older character by her first name, Henrietta, and I had to re-read this section to figure out who this was. I don't think we had known her first name prior to this sentence. I liked the full circle ending in that the author tied in themes from the first novel, i.e., higher power. I loved the way the town came together to help Brigitte solve her cafe problem. I didn't like the abruptness of Lucky's father's demise. I felt like we were just getting to know Lucky's biological family, and then her father dies. I liked this trilogy and I'm glad I read it. Patron's themes and language are strong, and she writes well. less

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