Matt lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Susan Patron specialized in Children's Services for 35 years at the Los Angeles Public Library before retiring in 2007, the same year her novel The Higher Power of Lucky was awarded the John Newbery Medal. His picture books include The New Girl.and Me and Two of a Kind, both written by Jacqui Robbins. Matt Phelans black-and-white illustrations first appeared in The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty G. Married to a rare book restorer from the Champagne region of France, Susan is working on the final book in the Lucky trilogy. The Higher Power of Luck will be translated into twelve foreign languages and has been optioned for a motion picture. All earned starred reviews, and the latter was named an ALA Notable book. Patrons previous books for children include the Billy Que trilogy of picture books Dark Cloud Strong Breeze and a chapter book, Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe.
She is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators. Patron has served on many book award committees, including the Caldecott and Laura Ingalls Wilder Committees of the American Library Association. As the librarys Juvenile Materials Collection Development Manager, she trained and mentored childrens librarians in 72 branches. A small gem.-Kirkus Reviews, starred review Lucky is a true heroine.-Booklist About the Author Susan Patron specialized in Childrens Services for 35 years at the Los Angeles Public Library before retiring in 2007, the same year her novel The Higher Power of Lucky was awarded the John Newbery Medal. Review Quotes * Patron a master of light but sure characterization and closely observed detail. Or needing to lug the worlds heaviest survival-kit backpack into the desert. Just as bad, shell have to give up eavesdropping on twelve-step anonymous programs where the interesting talk is all about Higher Powers. president (maybe) and member of the International Guild of Knot Tyers. Shell have to lose her friends Miles, who lives on cookies, and Lincoln, future U.S. Guardians are supposed to stay put and look after girls in their care! Instead Lucky is sure that shell be abandoned to some orphanage in Los Angeles where her beloved dog, HMS Beagle, wont be allowed. Its all Brigittes fault - for wanting to go back to France. The meanness gland in her heart and the crevices full of questions in her brain make running away from Hard Pan, California (population 43), the rock-bottom only choice she has. Book Synopsis Lucky, age ten, cant wait another day. A large cast of magnanimous surprises awaits her when she plans to hide from her guardian in the Mojave Desert. Lucky, age 10, doesnt expect running away to be so complicated. About the Book The 2007 Newbery Medal winner is now in paperback.
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