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.
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"As fast-paced as the races described within...[Cree's] voice is constant and endearing...I would recommend [it] especially to boy reluctant readers." (Trafalgar School for Girls Online Magazine 20120111)
"A clever puzzle that features a young man seeking to make his way." (Library Journal 20111001)
"Wagamese, an Ojibway author and storyteller, has crafted a very strong story. Another thing that I really love is that this is part of the Rapid Reads series, a [series] of original, high-interest books that are designed for adult learners to enjoy." (Crowding the Book Truck blog 20111111)
"[An] interesting and fast-paced read. One of the biggest strengths of the novel is Cree and his best friend, Ashton. Cree is honest and well developed....The novel handles the issue of gambling in a mature manner...The Next Sure Thing is part of the "Rapid Reads" series that is aimed at reluctant adult readers. However, the book will appeal to older teen readers who are looking for something faster paced and shorter in length then some YA fiction." (CM Magazine 20120106)
"A clever puzzle that features a young man seeking to make his way." (Library Journal 20111001)
"Wagamese, an Ojibway author and storyteller, has crafted a very strong story. Another thing that I really love is that this is part of the Rapid Reads series, a [series] of original, high-interest books that are designed for adult learners to enjoy." (Crowding the Book Truck blog 20111111)
"[An] interesting and fast-paced read. One of the biggest strengths of the novel is Cree and his best friend, Ashton. Cree is honest and well developed....The novel handles the issue of gambling in a mature manner...The Next Sure Thing is part of the "Rapid Reads" series that is aimed at reluctant adult readers. However, the book will appeal to older teen readers who are looking for something faster paced and shorter in length then some YA fiction." (CM Magazine 20120106)
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Suddenly I didn't like Hardy much. Beyond the charm and the dazzle was a coldness that worried me. His henchmen were buffoons, but there was a hard ugliness behind their playful natures. Still, the roll of bills felt good in my hand. Cree Thunderboy has two things he does well: he plays a mean blues guitar, and he has a knack for picking winning horses at the track. Picking winners is just a means to an end; Cree's goal is to be the next great bluesman. When he meets Win Hardy, it looks like he might be able to parlay his special skill with the horses into a shot at the fame and fortune he seeks. So long as he can pick the next sure thing.
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Low level vocab for adult readers
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Thanks to Puget Sound Council for this review book. When he isn't playing blues guitar, Cree Thunderboy is at the track. He has a sense for placing winning bets, his skill at picking winners honed from his experience working the back lot of the track. His bets help him get by until he breaks into the big time in the music industry. A stranger at the track gives Cree a thick wad of cash and tells him to use his skill to place winning bets, with Cree getting to keep part of the payoff. By the time Cree realizes he is in over his head, it might be too late to get out of the game before he loses his life.
This is part of Orca's Rapid Reads series for older teens and adults. This 134-page book uses vocabulary that is just right for struggling readers and those just learning English.
This is part of Orca's Rapid Reads series for older teens and adults. This 134-page book uses vocabulary that is just right for struggling readers and those just learning English.
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