Stuff
Product Details
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, February 2012
Trade Paperback, 224 pages
ISBN-10: 1442433388
ISBN-13: 9781442433380
Grades: 7 and up
Description
A teen develops a gambling addiction in this risk-heavy read—in trade paperback for the first time.
Sixteen-year-old Denn Doyle’s troubles begin with a seemingly harmless—and extremely profitable—game of poker with some neighborhood kids. Eager to join the adult world, Denn realizes that casinos and poker are a means to do exactly that. His “hobby” progresses to a habit and then to an addiction that threatens relationships with his parents, girlfriend, and best friend. Hautman explores the escalation of Denn’s gambling without preachiness, dealing with his problem in a straightforward and knowledgeable manner.
Sixteen-year-old Denn Doyle’s troubles begin with a seemingly harmless—and extremely profitable—game of poker with some neighborhood kids. Eager to join the adult world, Denn realizes that casinos and poker are a means to do exactly that. His “hobby” progresses to a habit and then to an addiction that threatens relationships with his parents, girlfriend, and best friend. Hautman explores the escalation of Denn’s gambling without preachiness, dealing with his problem in a straightforward and knowledgeable manner.
“Fast paced and powerfully delivered, this novel is as taut and suspenseful as a high-stakes game.”
-- School Library Journal
“Hautman’s anatomy of a teen addict is chillingly intensified by Denn’s narration…watch even reluctant readers ante up.”
-- BCCB
“Swift and salacious, Hautman’s latest compellingly echoes gambling’s siren call.”
-- Publishers Weekly
“A compelling read.”
-- KLIATT
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