Jackpot - by Nic Stone (Paperback)

About the Book

"When Rico sells a jackpot-winning lotto ticket, she thinks maybe her luck will finally change, but only if she and her popular and wildly rich classmate, Zan, can find the ticket holder who hasn't claimed the prize."--

Book Synopsis

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin--which Angie Thomas, the bestselling author of The Hate U Give, called "a must read"--comes a pitch-perfect romance that examines class, privilege, and how a stroke of good luck can change an entire life.

Meet Rico: high school senior and afternoon-shift cashier at the Gas 'n' Go, who after school and work races home to take care of her younger brother. Every. Single. Day. When Rico sells a jackpot-winning lotto ticket, she thinks maybe her luck will finally change, but only if she--with some assistance from her popular and wildly rich classmate Zan--can find the ticket holder who hasn't claimed the prize. But what happens when have and have-nots collide? Will this investigative duo unite...or divide?

Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin and Odd One Out, creates two unforgettable characters in one hard-hitting story about class, money--both too little and too much--and how you make your own luck in the world.

"Funny, captivating, and thoughtful." --The Atlantic.com

Review Quotes

Praise for Jackpot

"[A] hard-to-put-down, enjoyable read." --Booklist

"Smart, humorous and hopeful." --Shelf Awareness

"Stone delivers a thoughtful and polished novel about class, privilege, and relative poverty." --Kirkus Reviews

"A deftly constructed tale that is equal parts satisfying wish-fulfillment and light-handed lessons learned.... This is a real winner." --SLJ

"By turns romantic, funny, and surprising, the story explores how class, status, and money--or lack thereof--have the ability to limit or expand life opportunities, the choices we make, and our universal need for love and connection." --The Horn Book

Praise for Dear Martin:

"Powerful, wrenching." -John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down

"Absolutely incredible, honest, gut-wrenching. A must read!" -Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give

"Raw and gripping." -Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down

About the Author

Nic Stone is the author of many novels, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Martin and its New York Times bestselling sequel, Dear Justyce. She also penned the young adult titles Odd One Out, an NPR Best Book and an ALA Rainbow Book Top Ten, Jackpot, a love-ish story that takes a searing look at economic inequality, and Chaos Theory, a Southern Book Prize finalist and a YALSA Quick Pick Selection. Her middle-grade novels include Clean Getaway, a New York Times bestseller, and Fast Pitch, which received two starred reviews including from Publishers Weekly, which said, "Black girl magic hits a home run in Stone's latest." Nic lives in Atlanta with her adorable little family.