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All In

by (author) Monique Polak

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Jul 2006
Category
General, Dating & Sex, Law & Crime
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550289138
    Publish Date
    Jul 2006
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552775981
    Publish Date
    Feb 2013
    List Price
    $12.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550289121
    Publish Date
    Mar 2006
    List Price
    $9.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 14 to 18
  • Grade: 9 to 12
  • Reading age: 7 to 10

Description

Todd Lerner's never been much of a student, but he's got plenty of street smarts and he's a mean poker player. Todd's always had a thing for Claire, the most beautiful girl in grade eleven -- but Claire likes nice things. If Todd wants to date her, he'll need cash and plenty of it. Soon, a weekly poker game turns into a costly and dangerous obsession, and Todd's luck begins to change. Inspired by true events, All In journeys into the high-stakes worlds of gambling, addiction, and fraud. [Fry Reading Level - 4.0

About the author

MONIQUE POLAK écrit régulièrement pour le Montreal Gazette et a été publiée dans de nombreux autres quotidiens de renom tels que le Globe and Mail, le National Post et Newsday. Dans la collection SideStreets, elle a écrit All In et On the Game, ainsi que Flip Turn pour la collection Sports Stories. D’ailleurs, ces deux derniers ouvrages ont figuré sur la liste des meilleurs livres pour enfants du Centre du livre jeunesse canadien. Monique enseigne l’écriture ainsi que la littérature anglaise. Elle vit à Montréal, au Québec, avec son mari et sa fille.

 

MONIQUE POLAK is the author of 26 novels for young readers, as well as two non-fiction titles and a board book. Her books Hate Mail, Room for One More, and the historical novel What World is Left, which was inspired by her mother’s experience during the Holocaust, were all winners of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and YA Literature.

 

Her books have also been nominated for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and the Arthur Ellis Award, and several have been selected as Best Books for Children and Teens by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.

 

She is also a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Macleans, and Postmedia newspapers across the country, and is a columnist on ICI Radio-Canada’s Plus on est de fous, plus on lit Monique lives in Montreal, Quebec, where she teaches English and Humanities at Marianopolis College.

Monique Polak's profile page

Awards

  • Winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens - Canadian Children's Book Centre
  • Short-listed, Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Book

Editorial Reviews

"Polak's attempt at tackling a topic which has received limited attention in YA novels is commendable. Her work prompts adults working with teens to realize that gambling addiction is not a social problem with which only adults and seniors wrestle."

Canadian Bookseller

Librarian Reviews

All In (SideStreets)

If Todd wants to date the girl of his dreams, he’ll need lots of cash. A weekly poker game turns into a costly and dangerous obsession, and Todd’s luck begins to change for the worse. Inspired by true events.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2008.

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