gambling

Fifteen-year-old Lulu finds herself in a high-stacks, very illegal poker game in an attempt to win back what her father lost, and hoping her mother, who is dating the tough-on-crime mayor, won't find out.

Ellie is furious when her twin brother Cypselis bets the school bully Big Bacchiad that he can beat him in a foot race or give her up as a slave, and tries to come up with a way to ensure her brother's victory.

Nikki Tate's father has been on death row for killing his best friend in a gambling dispute, but he has always maintained his innocence, and now his conviction has been overturned and he is back at the casino, where high school junior Nikki has been operating illegal poker games in the hopes of saving enough money to get out of Vegas after graduation--and now he is determined to find the real killer, and Nikki is inevitably drawn into his dangerous search for the truth.

"Ester 'Essie' Tomasi is a genius. She got an early entrance scholarship to university and at eighteen years old is already in her second year of pre-med. But Essie also struggles with a dark secret: she has a serious gambling problem. She is falling deeper and deeper into debt, struggling to keep up with her heavy course load and unable to make even the simplest of decisions without flipping a coin. But when Essie makes a bet that she can't cover, it's her identical twin sister, Aggie, who comes to the rescue, making a dangerous deal with the gangsters holding Essie's latest bet. Essie must find her way out of this mess or risk losing everything she's ever cared about"--Provided by the publisher.

Retells the fable, "The Wind and the Sun," in which Wind, Rain, and Sun attempt to remove the cap of a shepherdess. Collage illustrations include symbols based on seal characters of Chinese pictograms.

Todd enters the high-stakes world of gambling in the hopes of winning enough cash to impress Claire, but he soon finds himself in over his head.

Sixteen-year-old Denn finds himself alienating both friends and family when he becomes obsessed with playing high-stakes poker with adult gamblers.

Tells a story about a boy who sets out to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days in order to win a bet.

Raised as a proper lady, Enne Salta must abandon her reputation and leave her finishing school to look for her missing mother in New Reynes--also known as the City of Sin. The only lead she has is a grifter named Levi Glaisyer who needs money to clean up an investment scam he was running. Her offer of financial help to find her mother is just what he needs. But as they search for clues, Enne becomes immersed in a foreign world of gangs, gamblers, and glamorous casinos.

"Seventeen-year-old Mark "Shark" Hewitt is good at playing pool. Really good. When he, his mom and sister move to a new town, Mark immediately seeks out the local pool hall. He loves to play, but even more than that, he just loves hanging out with the regulars. It reminds him of good times with his dad, who is no longer in the picture. When one of the patrons notices Mark's natural gift for the game, he forces Mark to use his talent for profit. Now Mark has to find a way to get out from under this sleazeball's thumb and protect his family"--Provided by publisher.