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The rookie bookie a novel

"When seventh-grader Mitch Sloan moves to Jonasburg, Indiana, he uses his exceptional skills in math, money, and sports statistics to make friends--but gets in over his head when he starts a football betting ring"--Provided by publisher.

Main Author: Wertheim, L. Jon
Other Authors: Moskowitz, Tobias J. 1971-, Swaab, Neil (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Gambling > Juvenile fiction.
Middle schools > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Moving, Household > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Indiana > Juvenile fiction.
Indiana > Juvenile fiction.
Football stories > Juvenile.
Summary: "When seventh-grader Mitch Sloan moves to Jonasburg, Indiana, he uses his exceptional skills in math, money, and sports statistics to make friends--but gets in over his head when he starts a football betting ring"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 262 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
ISBN: 9780316249812 (hardcover)
0316249815 (hardcover)
Author Notes: L. Jon Wertheim is the executive editor of Sports Illustrated and a commentator for the Tennis Channel. He is the author or co-author of several books including Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won and You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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