• Age: 12 to 18
• Grade: 8 to 12
• Reading age: 12 to 18

Key Selling Points

• A math genius with a gambling problem is in over her head.
• This book explores the devastating effects of addiction.
• The main character has an identical twin who gets sucked into her unsavoury lifestyle.
• The author has written several other hi-lo books, including The Unbroken Hearts Club , Learning Seventeen and Another Miserable Love Song in the Orca Soundings series.
• New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

Brooke Carter was born and raised in beautiful British Columbia, where she earned an MFA in Creative Writing (UBC) and where she currently makes her home with her family. She is the author of the Orca Soundings titles Another Miserable Love Song and Learning Seventeen and the Orca Sports title Lucky Break. For more information, visit www.brookecarter.com.

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• Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens

“These engaging, fast-paced books...depict difficult topics with sensitivity.”

School Library Journal

“Both believable and chilling…The story line, engaging characters, the tension and high stakes, will absorb both boys and girls of all reading abilities. Highly Recommended.”

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

“The story moves along at a thrilling clip, sure to maintain readers' attention. A royal flush of a read for reluctant readers.”

Kirkus Reviews