When the time comes that she must return, she’s asked to go above and beyond what any 12-year-old should have to do. Mom can’t afford daycare, so Olivia stays home from school and makes sure her little sister knows the important stuff.īut Olivia can’t stay away from school forever. Having yet to win the mother load, Olivia keeps plugging away at her entries, writing letters to her dad - even though he’s never written back - and taking care of Berkeley. If she won, maybe her dad would come back, too. With the money, Olivia and her sister, Berkeley, and even her mom can move out of Sunny Pines Trailer Park. Olivia is sure that if she wins $1 million all her family’s problems will be solved. Olivia spends her days entering contests - at least 10 each day. At the center of the novel is 12-year-old Olivia Hales. You May Already Be a Winner is a story of dreams, of imagination and resiliency. While the first two books listed above are YA, You May Already Be a Winner marks Ellis’ middle-grade debut. A week ago, I read her latest novel, You May Already Be a Winner, and I couldn’t put it down. Last summer, I read Ellis’ The End or Something Like It, and it absolutely gutted me. I remember it being good, but not much more. In 2009, I read Ann Dee Ellis’ Everything is Fine. YOU MAY ALREADY BE A WINNER, by Ann Dee Ellis, Dial Books, July 11, 2017, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 10-14)
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