GOAT NAMED LUCKY

Could the wink of a metal goat sculpture, tucked in the corner of a dusty, junk-filled hardware shop, make nine-year-old Jack believe in magic again? "e;It has to,"e; Jack's father decides as he hauls the odd metal creature home in the back of his pickup. After the death of his grandfather, Jack has refused to perform any magic tricks; actually, he won't speak of his grandfather at all.And so goes the tale of A Goat Named Lucky, a middle-aged chapter book that captures the need of all children to believe in magic, especially Jack's, after the loss of someone so dear.