Each year, the winner of the local poker tournament in Huck's town gains the right to wear a silver watch blessed by the Pope. Last year, Mr. Abbott, "the most obnoxious poker player anybody had ever seen," won the event and swiped the watch right off Huck's father's wrist as he lay dying in the hospital. This year, Huck is in Mr. Abbott's pre-calculus class at high school. He's going to study Abbott's every move, enter the tournament, and get that watch back.
These exciting, age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction titles will appeal to even the most reluctant high-school readers. With that kind of appeal, the 14 books in this category will rarely sit on the shelf.
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Violence: General