A review by bethgiven
The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron

3.0

This follows the formula: misfit kid + quirky small town = Newbery Award winner (see also: Moon Over Manifest, Dead End in Norvelt). (Though I should point out, I guess, that Higher Power of Lucky came first, even if I read it later). Lucky and her guardian, Brigitte, live in the desert town of Hard Pan, California (population 43). When Lucky worries that Brigitte is going back to France (yet another parent-figure to abandon her!), Lucky hits "rock bottom" and decides to go in search of her "higher power" to pull her through.

As an adult, I really enjoyed this book; it was a quick read with a good, solid, happy ending.