●From School Library Journal
Grade 4–6—Lucky is back.In this sequel to The Higher Power of Lucky (S & S, 2006),Milo, Lincoln,Brigitte,Short Sammy,and HMS Beagle are all present and accounted for,hewing to their idiosyncratic ways and weaving in the psychological safety that makes Lucky's world a charmer of a place.The girl settles in with Brigitte,her foster mother,and enjoys her home and friends.She discovers the fun of a best friend who shares her gender as she instantly bonds with a girl accompanying the "ologists" who've come to Brigitte's Hard Pan Caf?.However,Lucky is not a child who is ever going to proceed calmly and sedately through life. From the minute she meets Paloma, whose parents are overly concerned for her safety in the desert,it is almost inevitable that Lucky will think up an escapade that will bring them into real danger. Unusual metaphors,vivid language,felicitous writing,and the sense of hearing from a realistic,albeit unique child are the strengths that continue in this sequel that is as tightly plotted as the first book.—Carol A.Edwards,Denver Public Library
Grade 4–6—Lucky is back.In this sequel to The Higher Power of Lucky (S & S, 2006),Milo, Lincoln,Brigitte,Short Sammy,and HMS Beagle are all present and accounted for,hewing to their idiosyncratic ways and weaving in the psychological safety that makes Lucky's world a charmer of a place.The girl settles in with Brigitte,her foster mother,and enjoys her home and friends.She discovers the fun of a best friend who shares her gender as she instantly bonds with a girl accompanying the "ologists" who've come to Brigitte's Hard Pan Caf?.However,Lucky is not a child who is ever going to proceed calmly and sedately through life. From the minute she meets Paloma, whose parents are overly concerned for her safety in the desert,it is almost inevitable that Lucky will think up an escapade that will bring them into real danger. Unusual metaphors,vivid language,felicitous writing,and the sense of hearing from a realistic,albeit unique child are the strengths that continue in this sequel that is as tightly plotted as the first book.—Carol A.Edwards,Denver Public Library