Lucky Girl

Fortuna Jane Belleweather has won the lottery jackpot of $58,642,129, but she has not claimed it due to various problems. She is a minor, and if discovered, she may have to forfeit the ticket. Her hoarder mother may cash it, and her best friend Brandon Kim plans to find the winner. Her ex-boyfriend Holden is also back in her life, and he has ideas about what to do with the prize money. Jane begins to wonder if the money could be a bad thing.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 27 July 2021
Publisher: Page Street Publishing Co.

A hilarious and poignant reflection on what money can and cannot fix

That's how many dollars seventeen-year-old Fortuna Jane Belleweather just won in the lottery jackpot.

It's also about how many reasons she has for not coming forward to claim her prize.

Problem #1: Jane is still a minor, and if anyone discovers she bought the ticket underage, she'll either have to forfeit the ticket, or worse. . . Problem #2: Let her hoarder mother cash it. The last thing Jane's mom needs is millions of dollars to buy more junk. Then. . . Problem #3: Jane's best friend, aspiring journalist Brandon Kim, declares on the news that he's going to find the lucky winner. It's one thing to keep her secret from the town; it's another thing entirely to lie to her best friend. Especially when. . . Problem #4: Jane's ex-boyfriend, Holden, is suddenly back in her life, and he has big ideas about what he'd do with the prize money. As suspicion and jealousy turn neighbor against neighbor, and no good options for cashing the ticket come forward, Jane begins to wonder: Could this much money actually be a bad thing?

Weight: 358g
Dimension: 149 x 218 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781645672081