Genre: Realistic Fiction
Rating: 4 1/2 stars
Alton's rich Uncle Lester is a bit of recluse. The last time Alton actually saw him, he was only 6 years old. His parents call him every week, hoping to stay on his good side so that when he dies, he'll leave them some of his millions. Then Alton gets a summer job--turning cards for his uncle when he plays bridge at his club. Part of the illness his uncle suffers from has left him blind and he needs someone to tell him what cards are in his hand and to turn them for him as directed. Alton has no choice but to take the job from Trapp (what everyone else calls his uncle). At first, Alton has no clue how to play bridge and suffers the rudeness of his uncle's comments, but he becomes more and more drawn into it, especially when pretty Toni gets involved, too. But Alton has to contend with his friend Cliff's attentions to Toni as well. Trapp has decided to make one more try at the National Tournament but then something unexpected happens. Can Alton take up from where Trapp has left off? This is a great story, filled with lots of information about bridge but more about love, life and what happiness means along with just a little bit of magic. Wonderful!
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