by Susan Patron
Published: 2006
Genre: YA realistic fiction
I can't believe I haven't blogged about this book before! I read it when it came out and there was such a hullaballoo about it. I worked in Chaska. One of the elementary media gals sent her copy to the middle school. I think the big deal was the use of the word "scrotum" on page one . . . when Lucky hears a story about a dog getting bitten by a snake on his scrotum. Or maybe it's because she was listening in on an AA meeting. In any case, it's a wonderful little book.
I recently listened to the audiobook version and remembered why I liked the story so much. When Lucky's mom died, her dad was distant almost to the point of being a complete stranger. He convinced a previous wife to move from France to take care of Lucky in a trailer home in Hard Pan.
Lucky is trying to figure out life and her place in the world. Only ten years old, she's doing her best.
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