the higher power of lucky by susan patron

Sammy told of the day when he had drunk half a gallon of rum listening to Johnny Cash all morning in his parked ’62 Cadillac, then fallen out of the car when he saw a rattlesnake on the passenger seat biting his dog, Roy, on the scrotum. Short Sammy’s story, of all the rock-bottom stories Lucky had heard at twelve-step anonymous meetings-alcoholics, gamblers, smokers, and overeaters-was still her favorite.

How he quit drinking and found his Higher Power. Her ear near a hole in the paint-chipped wall of Hard Pan’s Found Object Wind Chime Museum and Visitor Center, she listened as Short Sammy told the story of how he hit rock bottom. Lucky Trimble crouched in a wedge of shade behind the Dumpster. 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. Patron's 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 Children's 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 library's Juvenile Materials Collection Development Manager, she trained and mentored children's librarians in 72 branches.

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.

The higher power of lucky by susan patron