An entertaining, homey slew of historical fiction tales showcase personable, quirky young people that kids today would be lucky to befriend.
"Lucky Breaks" by Susan Patron; Atheneum/Simon & Schuster; 181 pages; $16.99.
Patron's Newbery Award-winning "The Higher Power of Lucky" was the first in a Southern trilogy about a spunky girl named Lucky, who had strong intrepidness in the face of poverty and small-town living. In "Lucky Breaks," Lucky tur ...
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