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Deadly Stakes

Bruce Richards (1994)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Nightmare Club #8
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.31
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

GamblingViolenceOrganized Crime

Positive tags

Coming of AgeSurvivalSelf-Discovery

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistOutcast / Loner

Tropes

Coming of AgeFish out of WaterMorally Gray Protagonist

Themes

ConsequencesSurvivalPeer PressureRisk and RewardComing of Age

Synopsis

Running a gambling operation from the Night Owl Club becomes dangerous--and almost deadly--for a Cooper Hollow teen when three townie punks muscle in on his action and force him to raise the stakes.

Tags

ThrillerContemporary FantasyUrban Setting