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The cardturner

From Louis Sachar, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Newbery Medal for HOLES, comes the young adult novel THE CARDTURNER, an exploration of the human condition. How are we supposed to be partners' He can't see the cards and I don't know the rules! The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to hook up with his best friend. He has no money and no job. His parents insist that he drive his great-uncle Lester to his bridge club four times a week and be his cardturner'whatever that means. Alton's uncle is old, blind, very sick, and very rich. But Alton's parents aren't the only ones trying to worm their way into Lester Trapp's good graces. They're in competition with his longtime housekeeper, his alluring young nurse, and the crazy Castaneda family, who seem to have a mysterious influence over him. Alton soon finds himself intrigued by his uncle, by the game of bridge, and especially by the pretty and shy Toni Castaneda. As the summer goes on, he struggles to figure out what it all means, and ultimately to figure out the meaning of his own life. Through Alton's wry observations, Louis Sachar explores the disparity between what you know and what you think you know. With his incomparable flair and inventiveness, he examines the elusive differences between perception and reality'and inspires readers to think and think again. From the Hardcover edition.

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  • "Card turner"

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  • "From Louis Sachar, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Newbery Medal for HOLES, comes the young adult novel THE CARDTURNER, an exploration of the human condition. How are we supposed to be partners' He can't see the cards and I don't know the rules! The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to hook up with his best friend. He has no money and no job. His parents insist that he drive his great-uncle Lester to his bridge club four times a week and be his cardturner'whatever that means. Alton's uncle is old, blind, very sick, and very rich. But Alton's parents aren't the only ones trying to worm their way into Lester Trapp's good graces. They're in competition with his longtime housekeeper, his alluring young nurse, and the crazy Castaneda family, who seem to have a mysterious influence over him. Alton soon finds himself intrigued by his uncle, by the game of bridge, and especially by the pretty and shy Toni Castaneda. As the summer goes on, he struggles to figure out what it all means, and ultimately to figure out the meaning of his own life. Through Alton's wry observations, Louis Sachar explores the disparity between what you know and what you think you know. With his incomparable flair and inventiveness, he examines the elusive differences between perception and reality'and inspires readers to think and think again. From the Hardcover edition."@en
  • "Altons Großonkel Lester ist alt, blind, sehr krank - und sehr reich. Deshalb kann Alton sich nicht weigern, als Onkel Lester seinen Eltern erzählt, dass er jemanden sucht, der ihn in seinen Bridge-Club begleitet. Das Einzige, was Alton über Bridge weiß, ist, dass es ein langweiliges Spiel für alte Damen ist. Doch sehr bald stellt Alton fest, dass die Karten ganz anders verteilt sind, als es auf den ersten Blick schien: 1. ist Onkel Lester zwar zynisch und verbittert, aber das könnte auch an seiner geheimnisvollen Vergangenheit liegen. 2. scheint Bridge doch kein so langweiliges Spiel zu sein, sondern ein sehr faszinierender Sport. 3. ist Onkel Lesters Bridgepartnerin Toni gar nicht so gemeingefährlich, wie Altons Mutter behauptet, sondern ziemlich hübsch und ziemlich nett. Drei Voraussetzungen für ein aufsehenerregendes Turnier und für Sommerferien, die Altons Leben entscheidend verändern werden."
  • "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."
  • "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. A truly original romance, coming of age and mystery novel from the bestselling author of Holes ."
  • "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."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "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."
  • "The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to hook up with his best friend. He has no money and no job. His parents insist that he drive his great-uncle Lester to his bridge club four times a week and be his cardturner -- whatever that means. Alton's uncle is old, blind, very sick, and very rich. But Alton's parents aren't the only ones trying to worm their way into Lester Trapp's good graces. They're in competition with his longtime housekeeper, his alluring young nurse, and the crazy Castaneda family, who seem to have a mysterious influence over him. -- Alton soon finds himself intrigued by his uncle, by the game of bridge, and especially by the pretty and shy Toni Castaneda. As the summer goes on, he struggles to figure out what it all means, and ultimately to figure out the meaning of his own life. Through Alton's wry observations, Louis Sachar explores the disparity between what you know and what you think you know. With his incomparable flair and inventiveness, he examines the elusive differences between perception and reality -- and inspires readers to think and think again."@en
  • "The summer is looking bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to go out with his best friend, he has no money and no job. And then his parents insist that he drives Uncle Lester to his bridge tournaments four times a week. Not expecting much from the outings, Alton soon finds himself getting to know a lot about his uncle, his family's history, and pretty Toni Castaneda, another contender for Uncle Lester's inheritance."
  • "YA. GENERAL FICTION (CHILDREN'S/YA). 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 spans decades is finally brought to a conclusion. Alton's mother is in for a surprise! Ages 13+."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Children's stories"@en
  • "Children's stories"
  • "Translations"
  • "Young adult works"@en
  • "Young adult works"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Jugendbuch"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
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  • "Young adult fiction"@en
  • "Young adult fiction"

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  • "The Cardturner : a novel about a King, a queen and a Joker"
  • "Fan pai ren"
  • "The cardturner"@en
  • "König, Dame, Joker Roman"
  • "The cardturner"
  • "The cardturner : a novel about a king, a queen and a joker"
  • "Cardturner A Novel About Imperfect Partners and Infinite Possibilities"@en
  • "The cardturner : [a novel about a king, a queen and a joker]"
  • "The cardturner a novel about imperfect partners and infinite possibilities"@en
  • "The cardturner : a novel about a king, a queen, and a joker"
  • "The cardturner : a novel about a king, a queen, and a joker"@en
  • "König, Dame, Joker : Roman"
  • "The Cardturner"@en
  • "The Cardturner"
  • "The Cardturner A Novel About a King, a Queen, and a Joker"@en
  • "翻牌人"
  • "The cardturner a novel about a king, a queen, and a joker"@en
  • "Cardturner"@en

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