Instant Winner

Name: Instant Winner
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Gary Soto
ISBN: 9781482940992

Author: Gary Soto

Narrator: Charlie Thurston

Unabridged: 4 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 09/01/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

An original novella from award-winning children's author and poet Gary SotoJason Rodriguez is a twelve-year-old who never had much luck—until he wins $3,700 in the lottery and becomes an Instant Winner! Jason can't believe he's won the lottery and decides he will use the money to get his crazy Uncle Mike out of jail. That's where the real adventure begins.

About Gary Soto

Gary Soto is the author of more than a dozen poetry collections for adults, most notably New and Selected Poems, a 1995 finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the National Book Award. He also writes young adult fiction and has received numerous awards, including the Human and Civil Rights Award from the American Education Association, the Literature Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, and the PEN Center West Book Award for his young adult short-story collection Petty Crimes.

About Charlie Thurston

Charlie Thurston is an experienced audiobook narrator, actor, and playwright who has received numerous Earphones Awards for his work. He has appeared on Law and Order: SVU, and his voice can be heard in audiobooks such as The Oracle Year, Southernmost, The Terranauts, and The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone.

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