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The Cardturner - by Louis Sachar (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • "The Newbery-winning author of Holes fulfills a need the world probably didn't even know it had . . . for smart and puzzle-minded teens . . ."--Booklist The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards.
  • 12 Years
  • 8.16" x 5.59" Paperback
  • 352 Pages
  • Young Adult Fiction, Sports & Recreation

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About the Book



When his wealthy uncle, a champion bridge player who's lost his vision, asks seventeen-year-old Alton to be a cardturner for him, Alton has no idea how much he'll ultimately learn from his eccentric relative. Includes appendix by Syd Fox with information about bridge.



Book Synopsis



"The Newbery-winning author of Holes fulfills a need the world probably didn't even know it had . . . for smart and puzzle-minded teens . . ."--Booklist

The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him, he has no money and no job, and his parents insist that he drive his great-uncle Lester, who is old, blind, very sick, and very rich, to his bridge club four times a week and be his cardturner.

But Alton's parents aren't the only ones trying to worm their way into Lester Trapp's good graces. There is Trapp's longtime housekeeper, his alluring young nurse, and the crazy Castaneda family.

Alton soon finds himself intrigued by his uncle, by the game of bridge, and especially by the pretty and shy Toni Castaneda, as he struggles to figure out what it all means, and ultimately to figure out the meaning of his own life.



About the Author



LOUIS SACHAR is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Holes and the award-winning Small Steps, as well as Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake. Louis Sachar is an avid bridge player.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.16 Inches (H) x 5.59 Inches (W) x .73 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 12 Years
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Sub-Genre: Sports & Recreation
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Louis Sachar
Language: English
Street Date: October 11, 2011
TCIN: 1002130375
UPC: 9780385736633
Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-9925
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.73 inches length x 5.59 inches width x 8.16 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.6 pounds
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