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The greatest book I’ve ever read to my 4th grade class
Lucky Strike
By Bobbie Pyron
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 6 | n/a | 5.2 | 45813 |
Nate Harlow would love to be lucky, just once!
He'd like to win a prize, get picked first, call a coin toss right, even! But his best friend, Genesis Beam (aka Gen), believes in science and logic, and she doesn't think for one second that there's such a thing as luck, good or bad. She doesn't care what names the other kids call them. She cares about being right, about saving the turtles of Paradise Beach, and she cares about Nate.
Then, on his birthday, at the Goofy Golf mini-golf course, Nate is struck by lightning -- and survives! Suddenly baseballs are drawn to his bat-popular kids want HIM on their side. It seems the whole town of Paradise Beach thinks Nate has the magic touch.
But is there room for Gen in Nate's lucky new world?
Lucky Strike tells the unforgettable story of two vulnerable outsiders and what luck is really all about.
He'd like to win a prize, get picked first, call a coin toss right, even! But his best friend, Genesis Beam (aka Gen), believes in science and logic, and she doesn't think for one second that there's such a thing as luck, good or bad. She doesn't care what names the other kids call them. She cares about being right, about saving the turtles of Paradise Beach, and she cares about Nate.
Then, on his birthday, at the Goofy Golf mini-golf course, Nate is struck by lightning -- and survives! Suddenly baseballs are drawn to his bat-popular kids want HIM on their side. It seems the whole town of Paradise Beach thinks Nate has the magic touch.
But is there room for Gen in Nate's lucky new world?
Lucky Strike tells the unforgettable story of two vulnerable outsiders and what luck is really all about.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780545592185
ISBN-10: 0545592186
Published on 8/30/2016
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
Book Reviews (6)
This is my favorite book in the history of all books. I was in 5th grade when I read this and I absolutely loved it. Me and my friends bought each bought a copy of the book then we read it an discussed it (kinda like a book club).
Nate Harlow has very bad luck, but his friend, Genesis Beam, who is the probably the smartest person in Paradise Beach, doesn't believe in bad luck. But one day, when they were at a mini-golf course, Nate gets struck by lightning, but not entirely. His rod got struck, and it electricuted him. After that, he had a scar on his arm that said LY as in... lucky? And after that he was indeed very lucky. He no longer wanted to hang with his braniac friend, Genesis, and instead, played baseball, which he used to be terrible at. Soon, ppl started hating on Nate for his luckiness, winning everything, and he was getting vandalized. He suddenly didn't enjoy being lucky, and wanted things to be the way they used to be. But when a hurricane hits the island and he doesn't find Genesis, he goes out into the storm to search for her, and he finds her gathering the sea turtles eggs. They both get struck my lightning, this time, Genesis, a direct hit, and Nate, a half-hit... like last time. Very soon, he is back to normal, and the scars from the last strike are gone! But Genesis is another mess... and u'll hafta read the rest :)
lucky strike is such a good book it is a very very good book with good and bad luck
Such an awesome book! It only took a couple of days to read, and I’m 11. It’s really deep, sometimes sad, sometimes exciting, and teaches a lot about friendship. Really beautiful story and I loved it so much! 5 stars for this book!
It is a really funny book with luck and bad luck. So in my opinion were I'm in the book now it's really exciting. So if your like funny a twists and turns I think this is the book for you.