compulsive gamblers

Losing big to a member of the student council, Yumeko finds herself deeply in debt and cast down to the rank of "house pet" in the Hyakkaou Academy hierarchy. With her future hanging in the balance, the student council tournament may be Yumeko's only shot at redemption. Teaming up with former rival Mary, currently suffering the same sub-human indignity, Yumeko and her new partner are prepared to go all in for another shot at the high life. But will luck favor these ladies...'.

As YourTube pop sensation Yumemi Yumemite cheerfully ropes Yumeko into a publicity stunt for the student council presidential election, Kawaru Natari--a famous Hollywood actress and Yumemi's one true idol--suddenly shows up at Hyakkaou Private Academy! Doused from head to toe in celebrity magic, she has everything Yumemi desires...Will the sudden entrance of this starlet propel the bubbly popstar toward her dreams or devour them entirely?.

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent-the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!.

"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, 'Heavy' seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most intimate--a mother-child relationship--to the most universal--a society that has undervalued and abused black bodies for centuries"--Provided by publisher.

Todd enters the high-stakes world of gambling in the hopes of winning enough cash to impress Claire, but he soon finds himself in over his head.

The way twelve-year-old Ked Eakins of Norton, Maine, sees it his life has been stolen from him, piece by piece; first by kyphosis, a spinal abnormality which has made him a social outcast at school and a target for the school bully, by his friends who have recently abandoned him, by his mother who left for the West Coast taking the insurance which might have saved him with her, and by his father who is a gambling addict who has lost the rent money--but Ked is a builder, and using the school's Maker Space he intends to build his life back, and maybe make a few real friends, and save his father while he is at it.

Todd enters the high-stakes world of gambling in the hopes of winning enough cash to impress Claire, but he soon finds himself in over his head.

A man who loves to place bets acquires a remarkable frog, which he claims can outjump any other frog in the county.

"In Chicago, nineteen-year-old Tate Bertram is a compulsive gambler who masks his 'tells' with great discipline, although underneath the controlled facade are deep insecurities that compel him to keep everyone, especially those closest to him, at arm's length, but when Tate is given an unexpected opportunity to redeem himself and to conquer his addiction, he does so by playing one last hand"--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Astrid Sullivan belongs to a family of compulsive gamblers, and now that her father has been laid off from his job in Detroit and lost all their money betting on the Titans, which are half-horse, half car, and race around impossible tracks, her family is falling apart--but when Astrid's new friends give her the chance to participate in this year's Titan races, she thinks she sees a way to win some money and keep her family together.