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What is the Cardturner about?
The 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.
Who is the main character in the cardturner?
Alton Richards
The protagonist is a teenager named Alton Richards. He is seventeen years old, nearing the end of the academic year. He is best friends with Cliff, who recently started dating Alton’s ex-girlfriend, Katie. Throughout his life, his mother tries to worm his way into her Uncle Lester’s good books, as he is very rich.
What age is the Cardturner for?
This humorous, realistic fiction book by Louis Sachar is published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books and is written for kids ages 12 and up. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness.
Who is the antagonist in the Cardturner?
Alton also has a deranged personality because he doesn’t like it when people tell him what to do, and he likes to figure things out for himself. Antagonist: The antagonist of the story is Lester Trapp, Alton’s blind, rich uncle. Lester Trapp is a large man, in both his height and weight.
What genre is the Cardturner?
Novel
Fiction
The Cardturner/Genres
What is the setting in the Cardturner?
The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards.
What is the plot of fuzzy mud?
When fifth-grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh-grader Marshall Walsh cut through the woods to avoid school bully Chad Hilligas, they unwittingly set off a chain of events that threatens global catastrophe.
Who wrote the card Turner?
Louis Sachar
The Cardturner/Authors
Louis Sachar wrote Holes – a book that sold more than 8m copies and not only won, but deserved to win, a shelf-full of prestigious awards.
Is the book Fuzzy Mud a true story?
The inspiration for a novel usually has nothing to do with the story itself, but comes from a combination of other events and concerns of mine. This was the case for Fuzzy Mud.
What is Louis Sachar known for?
Louis Sachar is an award winning young-adult mystery-comedy author who’s perhaps best known for humorous writings such as the Wayside School series and Holes. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2003 Walt Disney film adaptation of Holes, which made $71.4 million globally.
Who is Alton Richards in The Cardturner by Louis Sachar?
In The cardturner, by Louis Sachar, Alton Richards is a teenage boy with a very rich blind great-uncle. All his life, his mom has wanted him to be nice and grateful towards this uncle. But now, she wants in on his will. Alton takes his uncle to a bridge tournament and is his cardturner, his eyes for the tournament.
Who is the author of The Cardturner book?
The Cardturner: A Novel about a King, a Queen, and a Joker. 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.
Who are the main characters in The Cardturner?
The Cardturner is a novel written by Newbery Medal winner Louis Sachar and published by Delacorte Press in May 2010. The protagonist is a teenager named Alton Richards. He is seventeen years old, nearing the end of the academic year.
What’s the name of the book Louis Sachar wrote?
L ouis Sachar wrote Holes – a book that sold more than 8m copies and not only won, but deserved to win, a shelf-full of prestigious awards. So his publishers must have been pretty excited when his new manuscript came in. I picture them all crowding round Sachar saying: “What’s it about?