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    Author Lisa Papademetriou
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    RH Childrens Books | Knopf Books for Young Readers
    On sale Nov 11, 2008 | 312 Pages | 9780375891373
    Grade 7 & Up
    Reading Level: Lexile 690L
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    DON’T WE ALL harbor the secret wish that we won’t have to work for it? That luck—be it a spin of the wheel, a hop of the dice, the right card at the right moment—might just choose to favor us, whether we deserve it or not? That universal desire, along with many others, is played out in the lives of three teens who hope to beat the house, and control their futures. Come meet:

    • Sanjay, who wants to be much more than the dutiful, hardworking immigrant’s son
    • Kat, who wants enough cash to run as far as she can, from her past and who she’s afraid she might become
    • Jerrica, who thinks she can foresee the cards, and maybe make them be what she needs them to be.

    Each is irresistibly drawn to gambling’s alluring flirt, and to entanglements with each other, and within themselves. Themes of obsession and other risky business fuel the pages of this fast-moving, provocative tale.
    Lisa Papademetriou started working in children's publishing as an intern at the Horn Book Magazine and the Horn Book Guide while still a junior at Vassar College. Upon graduation, she moved to Guatemala City and taught high school English in a bilingual school. When she returned to the United States, she accepted a job as an editorial assistant at Scholastic, Inc., and has since worked in an editorial capacity at 17th Street Productions, HarperCollins Publishers, and Disney Press. She has written more than thirty books for young readers. View titles by Lisa Papademetriou

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    DON’T WE ALL harbor the secret wish that we won’t have to work for it? That luck—be it a spin of the wheel, a hop of the dice, the right card at the right moment—might just choose to favor us, whether we deserve it or not? That universal desire, along with many others, is played out in the lives of three teens who hope to beat the house, and control their futures. Come meet:

    • Sanjay, who wants to be much more than the dutiful, hardworking immigrant’s son
    • Kat, who wants enough cash to run as far as she can, from her past and who she’s afraid she might become
    • Jerrica, who thinks she can foresee the cards, and maybe make them be what she needs them to be.

    Each is irresistibly drawn to gambling’s alluring flirt, and to entanglements with each other, and within themselves. Themes of obsession and other risky business fuel the pages of this fast-moving, provocative tale.

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    Lisa Papademetriou started working in children's publishing as an intern at the Horn Book Magazine and the Horn Book Guide while still a junior at Vassar College. Upon graduation, she moved to Guatemala City and taught high school English in a bilingual school. When she returned to the United States, she accepted a job as an editorial assistant at Scholastic, Inc., and has since worked in an editorial capacity at 17th Street Productions, HarperCollins Publishers, and Disney Press. She has written more than thirty books for young readers. View titles by Lisa Papademetriou

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