{"product_id":"the-cardturner-9780385736633","title":"The Cardturner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Newbery-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHoles\u003c\/i\u003e fulfills a need the world probably didn't even know it had . . . for smart and puzzle-minded teens . . .\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him, he has no money and no job, and his parents insist that he drive his great-uncle Lester, who is old, blind, very sick, and very rich, to his bridge club four times a week and be his cardturner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Alton's parents aren't the only ones trying to worm their way into Lester Trapp's good graces. There is Trapp's longtime housekeeper, his alluring young nurse, and the crazy Castaneda family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alton soon finds himself intrigued by his uncle, by the game of bridge, and especially by the pretty and shy Toni Castaneda, as he struggles to figure out what it all means, and ultimately to figure out the meaning of his own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLOUIS SACHAR is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller \u003ci\u003eHoles\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eSmall Steps, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eStanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. Louis Sachar is an avid bridge player.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ember","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647454351634,"sku":"9780385736633","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aef59238-6bc8-44bb-a644-ecab0a39b88b.jpg?v=1734800190","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cardturner-9780385736633","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}