The Cardturner

The Cardturner - Paperback

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The Cardturner - Paperback

The Cardturner - Paperback

by Louis Sachar
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Book Overview

by Louis Sachar (Author)

"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.

Author Biography

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.

Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 0.73 x 8.16 x 5.59 IN
Publication Date: October 11, 2011
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 9
ISBN9780385736633
Author Louis Sachar
PublisherEmber
GenreYoung adult and Sports
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2011
LanguageENG- English
Pages352
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

Related Subjects

Young Adult Coming of Age Young Adult Fiction Young Adults

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