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Susan Patron

Born

in Los Angeles, CA, The United States

March 18, 1948

Died

October 24, 2023

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Susan Patron specialized in Children's Services for 35 years at the Los Angeles Public Library before retiring in 2007, the same year her novel The Higher Power of Lucky was awarded the John Newbery Medal. As the library's Juvenile Materials Collection Development Manager, she trained and mentored children's librarians in 72 branches. Patron has served on many book award committees, including the Caldecott and Laura Ingalls Wilder Committees of the American Library Association. She is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Patron's previous books for children include the Billy Que trilogy of picture books; Dark Cloud Strong Breeze; and a chapter book, Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Ma ...more

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Susan Patron’s books

Average rating: 3.6 · 16,095 ratings · 2,129 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Higher Power of Lucky (The Hard Pan Trilogy, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 13,545 ratings — published 2006 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucky Breaks (The Hard Pan Trilogy, #2) by Susan Patron, Matt Phelan (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 923 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880 3.56 avg rating — 959 ratings — published 2012 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucky for Good (The Hard Pan Trilogy, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 552 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe by Susan Patron, Dorothy Donahue (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burgoo Stew 3.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Cloud Strong Breeze by Susan Patron, Peter Catalanotto (Illustrator) 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bobbin Dustdobbin by Susan Patron, Mike Shenon (Illustrator) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Bad Boys, Billy Que, and the Dustdobbin by Susan Patron, Mike Shenon (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron, Matt Phelan (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Susan Patron

The Hard Pan Trilogy (3 books)
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Susan Patron,

Erin Mcguire (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations)

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Quotes by Susan Patron (?)

“Because sometimes Lucky wanted to change everything, all the bad things that had happened, and sometimes she wanted everything to stay the same forever.”
― Susan Patron, The Higher Power of Lucky

tags: change, higher-power, lucky

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“When you are sad, your heart pumps the tragedy all through your body and fills your mind with the story of your suffering, and you tell that story to yourself over and over.”
― Susan Patron, Lucky Breaks

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“It made her feel discouraged, like if you took the word apart into two sections of dis and couraged. It was getting harder and harder to stay couraged.”
― Susan Patron, The Higher Power of Lucky

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What Book Shall We Read in August?

I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention, or whose authors have other Newbery awards, and were published in March and April. My hope is that a lot of libraries might have them in their shelves by now. Please let me know if you think a book should be added to the list.

If you get the chance, check and see what your library has before you vote.

Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork

7 votes 38.9%

All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg

7 votes 38.9%

Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

3 votes 16.7%

Escape Under the Forever Sky by Eve Yohalem

1 vote 5.6%

Lucky Breaks by Susan Patron

0 votes 0.0%

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