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

2.0

this is the famous book that won the newbery and shocked librarians with its use of the word 'testicles' on the first page. the testicles thing was overblown- the word was used in context and isn't it better than saying 'balls'? aside from that, this book was just ehhhh. the main character reminded me too much of ramona quimby (plucky, funny hair, male best friend, penchant for getting into scrapes, fear of abandonment, etc.) but wasn't as funny. sorry.