The Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron and Matt Phelan • Book 1 of the Hard Pan Trilogy
18 Total Resources 3 Awards 9 State Lists View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- 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, 5.0 AR Points
- 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 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan Patron about The Higher Power of Lucky
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Matt Phelan
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Patron
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Matt Phelan
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Patron
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 5
Meet-the-Author Recording with Susan Patron
Created by TeachingBooks
2007 Newbery Medal Acceptance Speech given by Susan Patron
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Susan Patron
Created by Simon & Schuster
Interview with Susan Patron
Created by National Coalition Against Censorship
Visual Storytelling in Graphic Novels with Matt Phelan
Created by School Library Journal
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Lesson Plan from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Series Lesson Plan from Simon & Schuster
Created by Simon & Schuster
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Cassandra Campbell
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Awards & Distinctions 3
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2023
Winner, 2007
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2023
Commended, 2007
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2007
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