Friday, July 30, 2010

Cardturner: A Novel About a King, a Queen and a Joker by Louis Sachar

Delacorte Press
May 2010
336 pgs.

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.

5 comments:

  1. One of my faves this year! I can't believe it's a book about bridge. Sachar's characters are believable and the mystery is neatly woven into their storyline.

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  2. My daughter described this as a combination of humor, mystery, suspense, bridge manual, romance and ghost story -- and now that I've read it I agree! Remarkable job with an 'impossible' task -- a riveting book you can't put down, and memorable characters. And both of my kids want to learn bridge now -- the library will need to offer lessons and a 'club' for playing for all the kids who get hooked on this book....

    I listened to this book on CD, and it was wonderful -- even the bridge explanations worked enough to get the main points.

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  3. I've heard a lot of positive comments about this one; I hope it will get some kind of recognition, either from the Newbery Committee or from the Printz Committee. But I do trust the committees; they read more than anyone else & really debate & think about these books on a level that doesn't happen anywhere else.

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  4. I love this book. It is an amazing book about bridge. the characters are amazing, and the story is twisting. Even if this book doesn't win, I hope it gets an honor award.

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  5. This was an awesome book! I didn't want to read it at first but then when I started it, I loved it!! It had suspense, great characterization, good description, and bridge!
    Bridget

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