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You may already be a winner

Ellis, Ann Dee. (Author). Meskimen, Taylor. (Added Author).

Summary: For fans of Ali Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish and Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw comes the humorous and heart aching story of one girl's struggle to keep hope alive for her and her younger sister in Sunny Pines Trailer Park. Twelve-year-old Olivia Hales has a foolproof plan for winning a million dollars so that she and her little sister, Berkeley, can leave behind Sunny Pines Trailer Park. But first she has to: · Fix the swamp cooler and make dinner and put Berkeley to bed because her mom is too busy to do all that · Write another letter to her dad even though he hasn't written back yet · Teach Berk the important stuff, like how to make chalk drawings, because they can't afford day care and Olivia has to stay home from school to watch her · Petition her oddball neighbors for a circus spectacular, because there needs to be something to look forward to at dumb-bum Sunny Pines · Become a super-secret spy to impress her new friend Bart · Enter a minimum of fourteen sweepstakes a day. Who knows? She may already be a winner!Olivia has thought of everything . . . except herself. Who will take care of her when she needs it? Luckily, somewhere deep down between her small intestine and stomach is a tiny voice reminding her that sometimes people can surprise you—and sometimes your family is right next door.From the Hardcover edition.

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  • ISBN: 9781524775162 (sound recording)
  • Physical Description: electronic
    electronic resource
    remote
    1 online resource (1 audio file) : digital
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: New York : Listening Library (Audio), 2017.

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General Note:
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator: Taylor Meskimen.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive app (file size: 38 KB).
Genre: Electronic books.

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  • School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2017 May

    Gr 4–6—With her father gone and her mother working overtime, there is never enough food, money, or attention in 12-year-old Olivia Hales's life. She enters multiple contests a day because the words, "You may already be a winner" give her hope for a better future. She takes care of her little sister Berk during the day, even skipping school to do so. When neighbor boy Bart notices that Olivia has been sacrificing school and friendships to care for her younger sister, he tells on her, bringing her carefully constructed plans to an end. The quirky characters and drama keep the story interesting and imaginative. The young characters deal with divorce, abandonment, and adult responsibilities. Short chapters include letters Olivia writes to her father. VERDICT Recommended for readers who enjoy realism with roller-coaster emotional arcs.—Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, Alta.

    Copyright 2017 School Library Journal.
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