Lucky Breaks
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2009 · Est. 5.5 hour read

Lucky Breaks

By Susan Patron

Book #2 in the Hard Pan Trilogy series

In a tiny town, Lucky's boredom leads to unexpected adventures and secrets.

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208 pages· 37,983 words· Est. 5.5 hour read
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In the small town of Hard Pan, Lucky craves excitement. Her world shifts when she meets Paloma, a visitor with a geologist uncle. As Lucky navigates new friendships, she finds herself trapped in a well, encounters a wild burro, and makes surprising discoveries. Along the way, she discards something valuable and learns profound secrets, challenging her understanding of the universe. Will these adventures satisfy her restless spirit or lead to unforeseen consequences?

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Things are fairly normal in Hard Pan, population forty-three. But to Lucky, fairly normal means fairly boring, and she’s restless. Just in the nick of time, she meets a potential new best friend named Paloma, who happens to be visiting Hard Pan with her uncle, a geologist. And before she knows it, Lucky gets stuck in a well, meets up with a wild burro, discards something she didn’t know was precious, does something unexpectedly cruel, and learns a couple of the secrets of the universe.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
208
Words
37,983
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
960L
Themes & topics
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The Hard Pan Trilogy series

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
6
F&P level
~W
AR points
6
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
128274
Publication
Published
May 4, 2010
First published
January 1, 2009
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781416997726

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