Maya's Review on the Card Turner

The Card Turner is about a boy who's great uncle is near death, and in an attempt to get him to leave them money, the boys parents make him go with his great uncle to his bridge club and be his card turner, because his uncle was blind, and needs someone to tell him his cards. The boy develops a love for the game of bridge, and is fascinated by the complicated rules. When his uncle dies, right before the national bridge tournament, the boy must make a decision: is he ready to play in his uncles place?

I thought this book was okay, but I think it spent to much time explaining bridge, and not enough time on the actual plot. I liked the way the game of bridge came off though, because the book really appreciated how hard of a game it is, and it's an interesting concept to write a book about a card game, instead of a major sport, like baseball.