If I thought I knew where a million+ lottery ticket was hiding, I would probably hunt for it, too. And Rico had an even bigger reason than just wanting money- she needed money. Her mother moved her and her brother to a more expensive part of town to be able to get better schooling, so now Rico has an almost full time job at the convenience story to be able to barely make it. At work, she sells what she is convinced is the winning lottery ticket that hasn't yet been claimed, so she enlists the computer-saavy popular boy to help her.
Great plot, great commentary of the divides of socio-economic status. But I just couldn't get over that everything, and I mean everything was looked at through the lens of poor vs. rich. With that being said, I don't know what it's like to be fearful of being homeless again. I don't know what it's like to have no health insurance. But this almost became preachy vs. perspective to me. And at the end- well, for those who have read it- I seriously doubt she would have really reacted that way (if you get what I mean). That's where it truly lost me.
Yet, it was enjoyable, it did give me a little different take on a life that I will probably never fully experience, so I do give it a 3.