{"product_id":"9780702314728","title":"Playing the Cards You're Dealt","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Johnson, Varian \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 8 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 January 1800 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e130 x 199 x 23 | 226g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'With a deft hand, Johnson shows us there's no such thing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas too young when it comes to questioning big ideas like manhood,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor even family.' - Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthor of Look Both Ways and Stamped\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecrets are always a gamble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen-year-old Anthony Joplin has made it to double digits! Which\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emeans he's finally old enough to play in the spades tournament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eevery Joplin Man before him seems to have won.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo while Ant's friends are stressing about fifth grade homework\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand girls, Ant only has one thing on his mind: how he'll measure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eup to his father's expectations at the card table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Ant's best friend gets grounded, and he's forced to find\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanother spades partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Shirley, the new girl in his class, isn't exactly who he has\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein mind. She talks a whole lot of trash - way more than his old\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epartner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, he's not sure that his father wants him playing with a girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut she's smart and tough and pretty, and knows every card trick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the book. So Ant decides to join forces with Shirley - and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekeep his plans a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly it turns out secrets are another Joplin Man tradition. And\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis father is hiding one so big it may tear their family apart...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Varian Johnson explores themes of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etoxic masculinity and family legacy in this heartfelt, hopeful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estory of one boy discovering what it really means to be a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for young fans of Angie Thomas, Jason\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReynolds and Malorie Blackman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliant text to start conversations about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecultural norms and identity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVarian Johnson is the award-winning author of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Parker Inheritance, The Great Greene Heist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Twins\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925203255555,"sku":"9780702314728","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780702314728_6b8fdae0-561f-440d-8504-e7052c265ec4.jpg?v=1731337151","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9780702314728","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}