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The higher power of Lucky
160 pages
A dusty, sun-baked exploration of found family and the fierce, tender heart of a girl looking for a place to anchor herself.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting on a dusty porch in the Mojave Desert, listening to the wind and the eccentric chatter of a tiny, tight-knit community. The narrative unfolds at a steady, observant pace, anchored by a protagonist whose quirky, scientific lens on the world masks a deep, aching vulnerability. The prose is wonderfully textured, blending a child's earnest curiosity with the borrowed wisdom of adult recovery meetings, creating a tone that is both wry and profoundly tender. It is an intimate, sun-baked experience that wraps the reader in a profound sense of place. This is a perfect match for anyone who delights in stories of found family, resilient misfits, and the quiet, hard-won triumphs of learning to trust that you will not be left behind.
- Mood
- sun-baked
- dusty
- intimate
- hopeful
- Tone
- quirky
- earnest
- tender
- observant
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- found family · fear of abandonment · seeking stability · eccentric community
- The writing
- Sensory and distinct, colored by a ten-year-old's scientific curiosity and the borrowed vocabulary of twelve-step recovery meetings.
- The arc
- Moves from anxious hyper-vigilance and a deep fear of being left behind to a warm, grounded sense of belonging.
- Who it's for
- Readers who cherish character-driven middle grade fiction featuring resilient, eccentric kids and deeply realized small-town settings.
Content notes
- parental death (backstory)
- fear of abandonment
- child running away
About the book
Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.
Description from Open Library.
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