Author: Susan Patron
Illustrator: Matt Phelan
Summary: The Higher Power of Lucky is about a 10 year-old girl named Lucky's search for meaning of the higher power. Lucky's search is fueled by the death of her mother and her seemingly unstable relationship with her stepmother Brigitte.
My Opinion: Great use of literary elements in novels come seemingly so few and far between. Who would have thought that a novel written for children would posses marvelous use of all the elements. Lucky took me on a tear-jerking (Boys don't cry... or so I thought) journey that made myself wonder, why? Upon further review, it is the reality that was caused by the literary elements. For example, Lucky's character was one of the most dynamic I have seen in a long time. The reader followed the path of a grieving child's acceptance of her mother's death and her new life. (It is incredible that such a touch difficult process could be so tastefully done in such a short amount of writing). Lucky was believable from her mannerisms, her physical description, and the various relationships she possessed throughout the story.
The setting was also fantastic. The desert sand and the small town gave an eerie feeling of isolation. A feeling of an impossible escape, which ironically was one of Lucky's ultimate goals. It was strange to see the contrast however between Lucky's relationship with the desert and what we would expect. Lucky felt comfortable with the desert because it was her home. Her sandy skin blended right in and felt that she could live there forever. Which made me just realize maybe that is why she wanted to escape into the desert. So no one could find her. So she could share her feelings of harshness and isolation with her surroundings.
I loved this story right down to the core. I would recommend it to people of all ages. It was the best book that I have had the pleasure to read in a long time.
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