The cardturner

Sachar, Louis

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Other Title: Card turner

'A novel about a king, a queen, and a joker'--Cover

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 an apparently casual choice soon turns out to be a lot more complex than Alton could ever have imagined. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
upper age: 99
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Genre:Real Life/Drama
ISBN:9781408808504
pub:2010