Lucky Charm [Kindle Edition]

Annie Bryant (Author)

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Product Description

Meet the Beacon Street Girls...They're real, they're fun- they're just like you!

It's bad enough that Marty, the Beacon Street Girls' beloved pooch, has gone missing, but somehow the "little dude's" disappearance is creating tensions among the best friends. Was one of them to blame for Marty slipping out of his collar and running off? But when an opportunity to save High Hopes Riding Stable -- where Katani's bonded with a special horse -- conflicts with the chance to get Marty back from a surprising celebrity, the BSG might not all want the same thing. It's unthinkable -- but could Marty's disappearance break up the BSG?

About the Author

The Beacon Street Girls books are inspired by all the preteen girls I've ever known. I wanted to create a world where girls can go to have fun and learn about who they are, while modeling real-life experiences. The first book, Worst Enemies/Best Friends, explores creating and testing friendships, skewed first impressions, and being the new kid at school. In the end, true friendship conquers all. Welcome to the world of the BSG!

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 1067 KB
• Print Length: 272 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Reprint edition (March 10, 2009)
• Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001VT3KXI
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,593 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Overly Charming, March 6, 2007

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BeatleBangs1964 (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lucky Charm (Beacon Street Girls #8) (Beacon Street Girls (Paperback Unnumbered)) (Paperback)

The only reason I read this book is because there is one character with autism. Katani, of Beacon Street Girls (Boston) fame has an older sister named Kelley who has autism.

Katani is friends with a group of girls in the Boston area. They call themselves the Beacon Street Girls as a nod to their neighborhood. Although I didn't care for most of the characters, save for Katani and her family and the adult characters, I did like the realistic way Kelley was presented. The second youngest of 4 daughters, Kelley has limited social skills; her verbalizations are bizarre to those who don't know her; is highly charged; cannot stand bright lights or loud noises. At the story's opening, the girls go to an outdoor festival. Disaster abounds whn the BSG mascot (an adorable mixed breed dog) runs away. The girls go frantic; send each other text messages and e-mails; blame and self recrimination abounds. Kelley has a believable meltdown as she loves the dog and can't bear noise and confusion.

Luckily, a program called hippotherapy (horseback riding treatment) for autistic youth becomes available. Kelley is enrolled. Katani is enrolled against her will as Kelley has to have "a peer to supervise her." Naturally Katani grows to love riding; proves to have talent and enjoys trotting off with her sister.

Another disaster - the stable may close due to lack of funding. As you have already guessed by now, the BSG saves the stable; the dog is returned and readers will have to wade through the book to find out how.

A bit too girly for me - I could not stand the inane and irksome "OMG" talk among other things; pink and lavender (IKKKK); those silly girls save for Katani and her sisters, but I did like the Boston setting.

A good book to pair this one with is A challenge for Brittany (Choose the right)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST BOOK EVER!!!, December 6, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Lucky Charm (Beacon Street Girls #8) (Beacon Street Girls (Paperback Unnumbered)) (Paperback)

Marty- the BSG's little mascot is lost but is finally found by the famous Robbie Flores. Flores offers 10,000 for the little dude and half of the BSG want to accept it. Katani would like to except the award because High Hopes riding stable (a stable that helps autistic kids like Katani's sister horseback ride)would be shutting down if it doesn't raise 10,000 dollars in a week. Charolotte though is putting articles about Marty everywhere, desperatly trying to find Marty. The BSG has one HUGE problem:they don't know if they should take the money or not. A MUST READ!!!!!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Level 8 of THE MOST AWESOME BOOK SERIES EVER!!!, May 14, 2011

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Mom of One (Robbinsville, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lucky Charm (Kindle Edition)

How long has it been since I have had so much fun reading?! My daughter, since age eight, has loved the BSG. She just finished Lucky Charm. She raves, "I've never seen a teen/tween book this fun! I...can't wait to read book 9!!!" Long story short: Aladdin, MAKE MORE BSG BOOKS!!!