Blogs about: Susan Patron

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Mass Quotes #10

TypesetJez wrote 2 months ago: “You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult fo … more →

Tags: Books, Love, People, Plays, writing, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, A Wind in the Door, A Wrinkle in Time, John Green

New Lucky book features double the scrotum!

sarah wrote 6 months ago: Newbery award winner, The Higher Power of Lucky, has a sequel coming out, Lucky Breaks. Not satisf … more →

Tags: New Books, lucky break

Review of THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY

kidlitlibrarian wrote 7 months ago: Patron, Susan. 2006. The higher power of lucky. Ill by: Matt Phelan. New York: Atheneum Books for Yo … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction and Fantasy, children's literature, Contemporary realistic fiction, Education, Library, Literature, Matt Phelan, Newberry Medal

Mass Quotes #4

TypesetJez wrote 1 year ago: Today’s my last day of summer school, so hopefully I’ll be able to update this more ofte … more →

Tags: Books, Friendship, Life, Wisdom, Children's Books, E.B. White, Roald Dahl

Mass Quotes #31 comment

TypesetJez wrote 1 year ago: Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards. -Lewis Carroll “ … more →

Tags: Advice, Books, death, Friendship, Life, People, Wisdom, Charlotte's Web, E.B. White

The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron

librarina wrote 2 years ago: The Higher Power of Lucky was a great book! I was not at all bothered by the use of the word … more →

Tags: Book Review, Book Awards, tween, The Higher Power of Lucky, Newbery

Parental Anxiety: Running with Pointy Objects

redhare wrote 2 years ago: by Julie at ProgressiveKid Like other parents of young kids, I find myself talking about parenting a … more →

Tags: Parenting, anxiety, capitalist, Preschool, Peter Pan, Magic Tree House, Ninja warriors, The Higher Power of Lucky, Newberry Medal

‘That Scrotum Book' for Children: A Review of the 2007 Newbery Medal Winner, ‘The Higher Power of Lucky’ by Susan Patron8 comments

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 2 years ago: Some libraries have banned the winner of the American Library Association’s highest award for for ch … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Newbery Medals, Young-Adult, Reading Groups, Book Clubs, Books, Book Reviews, Libraries, Children

The Higher Power of Lucky Controversy -- A Response

librarina wrote 2 years ago: Why is it such a big deal that the word “scrotum” is in a children’s book? Seriou … more →

Tags: Book Awards, Misc, censorship, Controversy, Newbery, The Higher Power of Lucky, tween


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