The Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron and Matt Phelan • Book 1 of the Hard Pan Trilogy
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
Year Published 2006
Word Count 29,977
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 950L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 110101, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Abandoned children--Fiction
- Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
- Runaways
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Runaways--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction
- Interpersonal relations
- Abandoned children
- Lists With This Book
- All Kinds of Families
- Family
- Images of Community
- Sense of Place, Sense of Self
Our Original Resources 7
Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan Patron about The Higher Power of Lucky
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Matt Phelan
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Patron
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Lesson Plan from Simon & Schuster
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Series Lesson Plan from Simon & Schuster
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Book Readings 1
Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan Patron
Created by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Cassandra Campbell
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 3
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2007
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 2007
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