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The Cardturner
Louis Sachar
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Description for The Cardturner
Paperback. A 17-year-old boy, a rich blind uncle, an attractive girl and a mother who is looking forward to an inheritance create a heady and exciting cocktail of opportunity This brand new novel from the bestselling author of Holes, is nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2011 Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244. 352 pages. A novel in which a 17-year-old boy, a rich blind uncle, an attractive girl and a mother who is looking forward to an inheritance create a heady and exciting cocktail of opportunity. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFB. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 246.
When Alton's ageing, blind uncle asks him to attend bridge games with him, he agrees. After all, it's better than a crappy summer job in the local shopping mall, and Alton's mother thinks it might secure their way to a good inheritance sometime in the future.
But, like all apparently casual choices in any of Louis Sachar's wonderful books, this choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. As his relationship with his uncle develops, and he meets the very attractive Toni, deeply buried secrets are uncovered and a romance that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408808511
SKU
V9781408808511
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar is the author of the award-winning international bestseller Holes, which was made into a film in 2003. All of Louis’s books for children have been published in the UK by Bloomsbury. These also include Small Steps, Stanley Yelnats’ Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake, Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes, There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom, Someday Angeline, and ... Read more
Reviews for The Cardturner
Louis Sachar is one of the few masters of American fiction
Independent on Sunday
This is Sachar, owner of the most distinctive, clever, funny, philosophical voice in children's fiction . . . a whale symbol on the page warns of forthcoming bridge analysis, which the readers can skip if they want. But they probably won't. Because this is ... Read more
Independent on Sunday
This is Sachar, owner of the most distinctive, clever, funny, philosophical voice in children's fiction . . . a whale symbol on the page warns of forthcoming bridge analysis, which the readers can skip if they want. But they probably won't. Because this is ... Read more