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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bloomsbury Pub Ltd
Publication date
June 1, 2010
Pages
336
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9781408808504
ISBN-10
1408808501
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.25 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.94 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$21.10
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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.
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How are we supposed to be partners? He canât see the cards and I donât know the rules!
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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 cardturnerâwhatever that means. Altonâs uncle is old, blind, very sick, and very rich.
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But Altonâs parents arenât the only ones trying to worm their way into Lester Trappâs good graces. Theyâre in competition with his longtime housekeeper, his alluring young nurse, and the crazy Castaneda family, who seem to have a mysterious influence over him.
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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.
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Through Altonâs 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 realityâand inspires readers to think and think again.
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How are we supposed to be partners? He canât see the cards and I donât know the rules!
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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 cardturnerâwhatever that means. Altonâs uncle is old, blind, very sick, and very rich.
Â
But Altonâs parents arenât the only ones trying to worm their way into Lester Trappâs good graces. Theyâre in competition with his longtime housekeeper, his alluring young nurse, and the crazy Castaneda family, who seem to have a mysterious influence over him.
Â
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.
Â
Through Altonâs 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 realityâand inspires readers to think and think again.
Editions
Editions for the work The Cardturner
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Bloomsbury Pub Ltd (June 1, 2010)
9781408808504 | details & prices | 336 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.94 lbs | List price $21.10
This edition also contains The Cardturner
About: 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.
This edition also contains The Cardturner
About: 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.
from Delacorte Pr (May 11, 2010)
9780385736626 | details & prices | 336 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 1.00 lbs | List price $17.99
Library
from Delacorte Pr (May 11, 2010)
9780385906197 | details & prices | 336 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 1.00 lbs | List price $20.99
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Turtleback Books (October 11, 2011)
9780606234283 | details & prices | 336 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.75 lbs | List price $20.85
This edition also contains The Cardturner
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
This edition also contains The Cardturner
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
Editions for the work The Cardturner
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Bloomsbury Pub Ltd (June 1, 2010)
9781408808504 | details & prices | 336 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.94 lbs | List price $21.10
This edition also contains The Cardturner
About: 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.
This edition also contains The Cardturner
About: 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.
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Listening Library (May 11, 2010)
9780307712134 | details & prices | 5.00 × 6.00 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.40 lbs | List price $34.00
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Turtleback Books (October 11, 2011)
9780606234283 | details & prices | 336 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.75 lbs | List price $20.85
This edition also contains The Cardturner
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
This edition also contains The Cardturner
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
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