| The Next Sure Thing Contributor(s): Wagamese, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554699002 ISBN-13: 9781554699001 Publisher: Rapid Reads OUR PRICE: $8.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Urban - Fiction | Sports |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011929009 |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Series: Rapid Reads |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.7" W x 7.1" (0.3 lbs) 134 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 147618 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cree Thunderboy wants nothing less than to be the next great blues man. But, playing to tiny audiences in shabby rooms like Shelly's Crab Shack, his career is stalled. Then at the race track he meets Win Hardy, a seemingly charming rogue who spots Cree's knack for picking winning horses. He offers to record his first CD and send him on tour, as long as Cree can keep coming up with the hot tips at the track. Things are looking good for Cree until he discovers Win's connections to the mob and his violent response to anything that doesn't go his way. And when things inevitably go bad, Cree discovers that in life and in gambling there is never really the next sure thing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wagamese, Richard: - Richard Wagamese was a Canadian author and journalist. An Ojibwe from the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations in Northwestern Ontario, he published over a dozen books, including his 2012 novel Indian Horse, which won the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2013. For more information, visit www.richardwagameseauthor.com. |