Playing the Cards You're Dealt: A family story with depth and heart by award-winning author Varian Johnson by Varian Johnson

Playing the Cards You're Dealt: A family story with depth and heart by award-winning author Varian Johnson

Varian Johnson

320 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction middle grade sports emotional medium-paced

Description

"Ten-year-old Anthony Joplin has made it to double digits! Which means he's finally old enough to play in the spades tournament every Joplin Man before him seems to have won. So while Ant's friends are stressing about fifth grade homework and girl...

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Community Reviews Summary of 99 reviews

Moods

emotional 90%
hopeful 54%
funny 40%
inspiring 36%
reflective 36%
challenging 27%
sad 22%
tense 13%
informative 9%
adventurous 4%
dark 4%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

medium 52%
fast 47%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 73% | Character: 26%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 94% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 12%

Average rating

4.27

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