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The cardturner : a novel about a king, a queen, and a joker  Cover Image Book Book

The cardturner : a novel about a king, a queen, and a joker / Louis Sachar.

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780385736626 (trade)
  • ISBN: 9780385906197 (lib. bdg.)
  • ISBN: 0385906196
  • ISBN: 0385736622
  • Physical Description: 336 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2010]

Content descriptions

Citation/References Note:
Pub Weekly, April 2010
Kirkus Starred, April 2010
Horn Book, May 2010
Pub Weekly
Kirkus Starred
Horn Book
Target Audience Note:
Young Adult Follett Library Resources
Young Adult
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.0 9 9 137056
Subject: Bridge whist > 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.
Contract bridge > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Pottsville District Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tamaqua Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Tamaqua Public Library YA SAC (Text) 30TPL00166998V Young Adult Available -


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