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.

Pub Weekly, April 2010 Kirkus Starred, April 2010 Horn Book, May 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.

Young Adult Follett Library Resources

9780385736626 (trade) 9780385906197 (lib. bdg.) 0385906196 0385736622

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Bridge (Game)--Juvenile fiction.
Uncles--Juvenile fiction.
Blind--Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities--Juvenile fiction.
Dead--Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction.
Bridge (Game)--Fiction.
Uncles--Fiction.
Blind--Fiction.
People with disabilities--Fiction.
Dead--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Bridge (Game)--Fiction.
Uncles--Fiction.
Blind--Fiction.
Handicapped--Fiction.
Death--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.

PZ7.S1185 / Car 2010

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