The higher power of Lucky /by Susan Patron with illustrations by Matt Phelan.
- first edition.
- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, (c)2006.
- 134 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
"A Richard Jackson book." Sequel: Lucky breaks. The Higher Power of Lucky (The Hard Pan Trilogy, #1), Lucky Breaks (The Hard Pan Trilogy, #2), and Lucky for Good (The Hard Pan Trilogy, #3).
Includes bibliographical references.
Eavesdropping -- Brigitte -- Good and bad -- Graffiti -- Miles -- How Brigitte came -- Tarantula hawk wasp -- Snake -- Short Sammy's -- The urn -- Smokers anonymous -- Parsley -- Bisous -- The first sign -- The second sign and the third sign -- Getting ready to run away -- HMS beagle disobeys -- Cholla burr -- Eggs and beans -- A good book -- Amazing grace -- Bonne nuit -- By and by.
Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.