{"id":41279,"date":"2016-08-30T10:11:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T14:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=41279"},"modified":"2017-10-18T19:19:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T23:19:00","slug":"just-luck-cammie-mcgovern-school-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/just-luck-cammie-mcgovern-school-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Just My Luck by Cammie McGovern [in School Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-41284\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/07\/Just-My-Luck-by-Cammie-McGovern-on-BookDragon-via-SLJ-529x800.jpg\" alt=\"Just My Luck by Cammie McGovern on BookDragon via SLJ\" width=\"529\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/07\/Just-My-Luck-by-Cammie-McGovern-on-BookDragon-via-SLJ-529x800.jpg 529w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/07\/Just-My-Luck-by-Cammie-McGovern-on-BookDragon-via-SLJ.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/>Benny\u2019s father endures long-lasting effects when he suffers a brain aneurysm. Benny\u2019s life was already tough: his brother George, who has autism, requires special attention; Benny\u2019s best friend moved away, and making new friends hasn\u2019t been easy. Now with his father\u2019s recovery uncertain, the whole family is facing the toughest time ever.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, at school, a new program encouraging random acts of kindness awards kids with named footprints displayed on walls, and Benny feels like he\u2019s the only kid who isn\u2019t getting any recognition, no matter how hard he tries. Through LEGO-populated films, a homemade carnival, and a well-placed literary homage, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cammiemcgovern.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cammie McGovern<\/a> \u2013 herself the mother of a son with autism and here making her middle grade debut\u00a0\u2013 deftly propels Benny toward awareness of his own resilient, amazing soul.<\/p>\n<p>Eternally youthful-voiced narrator Kirby Heyborne effortlessly imbues the characters with multifaceted personalities. An ideal acquisition for all libraries, especially for summer but recommended for any season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slj.com\/2016\/08\/reviews\/multimedia\/audio-xpress-reviews-september-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u201cXpress Reviews: Audiobooks,\u201d <em>School Library Journal<\/em>, September 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade, Young Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benny\u2019s father endures long-lasting effects when he suffers a brain aneurysm. Benny\u2019s life was already tough: his brother George, who has autism, requires special attention; Benny\u2019s best friend moved away, and making new friends hasn\u2019t been easy. 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