THE CARDTURNER MOVIE
I don’t want to spoil it for you but he does something towards the end of this book that I can’t imagine anyone else even trying to get away with. Toni plays a game of bridge with Alton, Leslie and Cliff, who despite not taking the game seriously, instantly attempts to befriend Toni. The result is a detective story which is also a love story, or a love story that is also a detective story. In the final dozen chapters or so there’s about 60 of them, by the way, and for a page book, that’s way too many he adds on a twist: But Alton has competition from another young relative, the beautiful but possibly insane Toni Castaneda. What role does the game play in your life now? Of course there could’ve been a bit less talk about bridge, but I still don’t think it bothered me so much I wanted to put down the book whilst reading it. Made me cry a little though
I wrote the play, as well as the lyrics for the music. I enjoyed hearing Alton’s narrative and his character was very likeable and honest. I don’t think there’s any foreshadowing whatsoever, which only makes the book more real: He quite clearly stated that this was a book about Bridge. Their relationship progresses in a way that feels natural, with both Alton and Trapp overcoming their respective first impressions of each other to come to a state of mutual respect, so when I reached the first climax there are two I was engaged enough with both characters to be emotionally moved. When discussion gets technical, Sachar provides readers with a signal, which is helpful and amusing. Alton’s parents, however, push him to talking about Trapp’s will, as they are in need of money after Alton’s father lost his job. However, when Trapp and Annabel enter a national tournament, Annabel is taken away under the advice of Henry.
Unexpected things happen all the time. I found this sad, and expected Sachar to do better. You have to develop good thinking skills.
The Cardturner: Louis Sachar: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
He was working at a sweater warehouse during the day and wrote at night. She loves bridge but doesn’t know how to play very well. This book was amazing. She is later locked up cradturner an asylum, where she dies from drinking bleach.
The Cardturner – Wikipedia
I’m going to tell anyone who’s reading this right now: Alton gets to know someone who makes him have feelings for, but since he lets himself manipulate, he loses that person. So, I was pretty excited to take a look at this impossible book – the little book that could, as it were. Other parts were great though – I actually found myself enjoying the sections about bridge. In reality I don’t think he could of written the book any other way, but it really hindered character development.
They’re all flat and no one goes through character development even thought Sachar claims the narrator does. In fact, she was amazing.
He’s been roped into helping his ailing, wealthy uncle Lester Trapp at his local bridge games. Teens don’t want to read about the card game of bridge.

I’ll definitely try promoting it to all of my students. Gradually, Alton becomes interested in the game of Bridge and in his uncle’s young frie Alton gets roped into helping his very wealthy great uncle for the summer. In this novel, the uncle, Trapp, is a great character. Definitely a book most YA readers would enjoy.
Alton takes his uncle to a bridge tournament and is his cardturner, his eyes for the tournament.

Despite Toni’s relationship with Cliff, she begins to show romantic interest in Alton. Definitely an intriguing book. May 19, Cara rated it liked it Recommends it for: Can I recommend this book? It will be hhe summer that Alton will not soon forget.
Q & A with Louis Sachar
Anyway, this sucking up to uncle Lester leads to Alton’s summer job. Needless to say, this book has moments and I’d be interested in more from this author, cardturnerr the subject matter stunk, and he totally failed to stick the landing.
Feb 17, Kassandra rated it really liked it. Backwash squeeze Cannibal squeeze Clash squeeze Compound squeeze Criss-cross squeeze Double squeeze Entry squeeze Entry-shifting squeeze Guard squeeze Knockout squeeze Hhe double squeeze Progressive squeeze Pseudo-squeeze Saturated squeeze Simple squeeze Simultaneous double squeeze Single-suit squeeze Squeeze play Stepping-stone squeeze Strip squeeze Triple squeeze Trump squeeze Vice squeeze Winkle squeeze Suit combinations: This unlikely teen novel makes bridge interesting, offers great adult characters, and has a fresh teen voice.

Annabel later becomes partners with Trapp, both usually being successful. The Card-Turner, by Louis Sachar. Later on, he makes a mistake by asking to play the Queen of Clubs, a card he does not have. I actually started to understand some of the rules of Bridge and was able to get more into the novel.
I mean this because they are not super close but they grew used to seeing each other every week and they had a good time together. Fascinatingly, there are slight fantasy overtones in The Cardturner, which did nothing to affect the book’s believability for me. I could feel it!
None of his other books were this awful, so I’d expected that as he wrote more, maybe his stories would get better too.
