Susan Patron

Lucky for Good (Atheneum Books)

Newbery Award–winning middle readers author Susan Patron launches her latest (and the last) book in her excellent Hard Pan trilogy. "A terrific read and a lovely completion to the trilogy." --School Library Journal "The biggest treat is ever-hopeful Lucky, who ends her adventures on a high note." --Publishers Weekly Susan Patron is the Newbery Award–winning author of The Higher Power of Lucky, among many other books for children, including Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe, which was an ALA Notable Book, and two sequels to The Higher Power of Lucky: Lucky Breaks and Lucky for Good. She was a children's librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library for thirty-five years before retiring in 2007 and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, René. Photo of the author by Sonya Sones. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS SEPTEMBER 18, 2011.