The Higher Power of Lucky

The Higher Power of Lucky is written by Susan Patron and illustrated by Phelan.
Young Adult Novel
> 5th Grade
3.5 out of 5


This book is about a little girl, Lucky, who is looking for her higher power. Brigitte, her father's ex-wife, is Lucky's guardian. Lucky believes that Brigitte has plans to move back to France so Lucky makes her own plans to run away.


I think that The Higher Power of Lucky is a great book. I liked it because I think that many people can relate to it because Lucky is trying to find her higher power, much like many young teens also are trying to find their higher power, or trying to find themselves. I think that Susan Patron did a great job developing the characters. Not only does she develop the many characters but she goes all the way to develop Short Sammy and HMS Beagle. Through her characterizations I felt like I was able to get to know them and understand their feelings. I think that the little illustrations placed throughout the book really added to my connection to the story because I was able to see what Lucky what seeing or feeling. My favorite picture of the book was on the second to last page; it is of Brigitte holding Lucky on her lap and you can see how comfortable and happy they are to be back together. 


I think that this book would be a good addition to a classroom. It could be read as a class, group, or individual. This is great book to teach students about the different literary elements because they are very present in this book. You could teach about character, setting, plot, point of view, and many other elements. A fun activity you could use with this book is to have the students write a portion of the book from another perspective to see how different a book can be from different view points. You could also have them write about which character they feel they can relate to most. There are many activities that could be done on this book in the classroom.