- Gebundene Ausgabe: 176 Seiten
- Verlag: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (September 1998)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0689817592
- ISBN-13: 978-0689817595
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,8 x 14,2 x 2,3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (2 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.352.826 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Gr. 7^-12. Sixteen-year-old Denn Doyle is an industrious guy. After his father deserts him and his mother, Denn starts his own landscaping business and socks away impressive amounts of money for his future. Back-to-back twists of fate bring him into a poker game that changes everything. Quickly he graduates from friendly hands with his buddies to high-stakes tournaments at the casinos. With a little research, he learns to strategize effectively, becoming an impressive contender against even seasoned gamblers. Spoiled by the rush of winning, Denn soon grows addicted to the game, alienates his family and friends, and, predictably, loses heartily. The question of whether Denn is mature enough to overcome his addiction becomes the focus of this light, entertaining novel that is more about the interesting intricacies of addiction than it is a didactic treatise against gambling. Throughout, Denn's first-person narration is brisk and engaging, and several likable minor characters, especially Seamus O'Gara, a young, recovering alcoholic priest, add dimension to the linear plot. Roger Leslie
From Kirkus Reviews
A teenager discovers an unexpected talent and runs with it in this perceptive cautionary tale from Hautman (Mr. Was, 1996). Denn Doyle discovers a quicker way to raise the money for a used car than summer lawn work when an acquaintance invites him into a poker game. He wins, and keeps on winning, and soon he's winning so much that he lets his friend Murky take over the mowing business completely. Armed with a fake ID, he becomes a fixture at the local casino, winning over $10,000 in one glorious 30-hour visit. Money has lost its glamour; Denn loves the game's ebb and flow, and spotting the ``tells,'' or gestures, through which other players betray themselves. Although Hautman trots out some typecast teaching characters - the wise old card sharp, the sober but alcoholic Irish priest, and Murky, who becomes the worst sort of compulsive gambler - he also captures Denn's calculated, almost inhuman concentration ``in the zone,'' and his profound satisfaction afterwards. In a climax that reads like the Big Game in an above-average sports novel, Denn returns to the table (against his parents' wishes) to attempt to rescue Murky, and in a high-stakes confrontation with a professional gambler, makes an absolute killing. He ends up owning the town's finest gourmet restaurant; still only 16, he waits in his office for the next game, the next hand. Readers will understand too well how empty his triumph is. (Fiction. 12-15) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Everybody's good at something...and Denn has finally found out what he is good at...it's not soccer, playing the piano, or calculus...it's playing poker. Denn is so good he is winning thousands of dollars, buying expensive gift for his girlfriend and even cars, but his relationships with his friends, parents and his girl are becoming distant---cold. Denn is certainly raking in the cash, but is he trading money for the important things in life? A surprise ending will have you wishing Denn all the luck in the world...because he'll need it!
This book starts rolling and never stops despite the pages stopping you'll be left with the thoughts and images forever.
Do yourself a favor and read this book and watch a masterpiece of charactization unfold.
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This is a great read for both young and older adults. The first person narration puts you right beside Denn and his ups and downs with gambling. Pete Hautman's writing leaves no doubt that he has been there, at the table, cards in hand, knots in his stomach. Only a guy who has played hours of poker could have written this! The teen voice really comes through and then ending has a powerful punch without moralizing.
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All I can say is WOW!
26. Mai 2000
Format:Taschenbuch
Everybody's good at something...and Denn has finally found out what he is good at...it's not soccer, playing the piano, or calculus...it's playing poker. Denn is so good he is winning thousands of dollars, buying expensive gift for his girlfriend and even cars, but his relationships with his friends, parents and his girl are becoming distant---cold. Denn is certainly raking in the cash, but is he trading money for the important things in life? A surprise ending will have you wishing Denn all the luck in the world...because he'll need it!
This book starts rolling and never stops despite the pages stopping you'll be left with the thoughts and images forever.
Do yourself a favor and read this book and watch a masterpiece of charactization unfold.
1 von 1 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Addiction and Obsession
17. April 2003
Format:Taschenbuch
Sixteen-year old Dennis Doyle is learning about an important tool of independence - money. Like many young people, his first job is mowing lawns. He's good at his job, and keeps track of his profits down to the last cent. He learns that money can give him some control in his life, which is something he's been looking for since his dad left him and his mom.
We get to know Denn Doyle so well very early in "Stone Cold", especially since the book is in first person through Denn's perspective. Pete Hautman does such a good job portraying the stage of life Denn is in - somewhere between child and adult, and we can't help but laugh with Denn, and really like him.
Denn's newfound interest in money and the control it gives him leads him down a path we readers know he shouldn't go down, but can't help but wonder if we would take the same path if in his shoes.
It starts with a simple card game, but Denn wins, and he's hooked. He plays more and more, dreams about and studies poker, and we readers experience Denn's addiction, his obsession, and what it does to his life, and his youth.
Before we know what's happened, Denn Doyle has left childhood far behind, and we get quite a hint at what adulthood has in store for him.
"Stone Cold" is such a moving depiction of adolescence and addiction, and though I must admit it saddened me, it also had me laughing out loud more often than most books I've read. It's a good one - for both young adults and adults.
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Stone Cold is hot, hot hot!
20. Februar 1999
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This is a great read for both young and older adults. The first person narration puts you right beside Denn and his ups and downs with gambling. Pete Hautman's writing leaves no doubt that he has been there, at the table, cards in hand, knots in his stomach. Only a guy who has played hours of poker could have written this! The teen voice really comes through and then ending has a powerful punch without moralizing.
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