Sachar, Louis, 1954-

The cardturner : a novel about a king, a queen, and a joker / Card turner Louis Sachar. - 1st ed. - New York : Delacorte Press, c2010. - 336 p. ; 22 cm.

School Library Journal, June 2010 Booklist starred, May 2010 Pub Weekly, April 2010 Kirkus Starred, April 2010 New York Times, May 2010 Horn Book, May 2010 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2010 Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2010 Library Media Connection, November 2010

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

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Bridge (Game)--Fiction.
Uncles--Fiction.
Blind--Fiction.
Handicapped--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

PZ7.S1185 / Car 2010

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