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1) Just my luck
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
Since entering fourth grade, Benny Barrows worries that he will never be good at anything, that he is responsible for an accident that sent his father to the hospital, and that his attempts at winning a school contest will never be noticed.
2) Hard Luck
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Paige Darling loves the stuffed rabbit her grandmother has made for her, but when she ties a helium-filled balloon to Bun Bun Button the toy gets loose and goes floating away, and it may take some Darling luck to bring her home.
Author
Series
Penelope Crumb volume 3
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
217 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Blaming The Bad Luck for not being anyone's Favorite, fourth-grader Penelope Crumb hopes to change this situation by becoming the lead artist for the mural her class is painting for the residents of Potwaller's Blessed Home for the Aging.
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Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"The latest illustrated novel from Lincoln Peirce is a laugh-out-loud must-read starring the one and only cartooning genius, king of detention, and Cheez Doodle connoisseur, Nate Wright. Nate's not having the best of luck . . . in fact; he's not having ANY luck. But with a little boost thanks to Chad's lucky foot, suddenly good luck is everywhere Nate turns! Nate's in the zone! But how long will it last?" --
Author
Series
World of the Narrows volume 1
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Description
After years of escaping deadly storms and gaining the reputation of being the luckiest to sail the Narrows, Elias's luck may have run out when he crosses paths with a young dredger from the Unnamed Sea, who tests his faith like never before.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
Just when twelve-year-old Summer thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong in a year of bad luck, an emergency takes her parents to Japan, leaving Summer to care for her little brother while helping her grandmother cook and do laundry for harvest workers.
Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Roscoe is determined to guess the weight of a giant pumpkin in order to win books for his school library and candy for himself, but is overwhelmed by superstitions, especially about a certain black kitten.
Author
Series
Critter club volume 10
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
114 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
After winning the lead role in a play, acing a spelling test, and finding money, second-grader Ellie wonders if the Critter Club animal shelter's newest animal--a little pink pig--is bringing her good luck.
Author
Series
Judy Moody volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
"The lucky penny in Judy Moody's pocket sure does seem to be working. She can't stop winning-at bowling, spelling, the unbeatable Prize Claw, everything! For sure and absolute positive, she'll ride that wave of good fortune all the way to Washington, D.C."--
13) The 13th warning
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
xii, 62 p. ; 18 cm.
Description
The thirteenth of 13 children, Joseph's always had good luck that comes in 13s, but his luck's about to change after two mysterious strangers warn him not to collect 13 thirteens by midnight on his thirteenth birthday.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
151 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 18 cm.
Description
When Rebecca helps her injured neighbor, Mr. Rossi, by caring for his pigeons, she discovers a strange black pigeon with an eerie message warning Mr. Rossi of danger, and consults a fortune teller to learn if she is in danger, as well.
Author
Series
Children of the lamp volume 6
Pub. Date
[2011], c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
439 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
John and Philippa Gaunt, expecting their lives to return to normal after their mother gives up her djinn powers, are drawn into a desperate quest to find five fakirs who hold the keys to the world's fate after its luck tips wildly out of balance.
17) The rambling
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Formats
Description
Buddy Pennington is headed to river country. No one in his village will miss him anyway -- not even his mom, after what he and his bad luck did. He'll be better off with his daddy, Davey Boy Pennington, a wandering soul who has the best luck of anyone Buddy knows. Pop might even teach Buddy his legendary skills at Parsnit, a mysterious card game of magic, chance, and above all, storytelling. No one tells a better story than Pop. But no sooner are...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Lila is trying to find her way in the world--to figure out her thing. Her talented sister, Parisa, and athletic best friend, Melanie, both seem to have found theirs... and Lila can't help feeling left behind. But just when she thinks she might have it in her school's new band program, the floor falls out from beneath Lila. The program may have its funding cut! Lila visits her local bank in an attempt to secure a loan for the band program. While she's...
19) Lucky duck
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Susan the duck keeps feeling unlucky, so when a wolf shows up with gifts she has won it seems like her luck is turning around, but soon she realizes the wolf's intentions may not be as helpful as she imagined.
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