I have always enjoyed Louis Sachar's books. This one is no exception. The main character, Alton, has a rich great uncle who is on the verge of dying. His mother pushes him to be super nice and be his card turner in bridge in hopes he will remember their family in his will. Alton has no interest in inheriting. He has just been dumped by his girlfriend and he's just going through the motions. He reluctantly agrees to do the job. He is surprised about what he learns about life through the game of bridge and his uncle.
I loved the humor and the sweetness of this story. It's not an omelet but it is definitely a scrambled eggs kind of book. What I didn't like was the parts about the game of bridge. Thankfully, Sachar says that you can skip to the summarized last paragraph of that section and you will get the gist. It was clean and fun. Give it to a person who is a fan of Jordan Sonnenblick or Jerry Spinelli, even Gordon Korman. I would recommend for 7th grade and up.
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