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
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"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 137 reviews

Moods

emotional 91%
hopeful 52%
funny 43%
inspiring 39%
reflective 34%
challenging 26%
sad 26%
informative 13%
tense 13%
adventurous 4%
dark 4%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 75% | Character: 25%

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: 52% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 11%

Average rating

4.23

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