{"product_id":"playing-the-cards-youre-dealt-paperback","title":"Playing the Cards You're Dealt: A family story with depth and heart by award-winning author Varian Johnson - Softcove","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"With a deft hand, Johnson shows us there's no such thing as too young when it comes to questioning big ideas like manhood, or even family.\" - Jason Reynolds,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLook Both Ways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eStamped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSecrets are always a gamble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTen-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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo while Ant's friends are stressing about fifth grade homework and girls, Ant only has one thing on his mind: how he'll measure up to his father's expectations at the card table.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen Ant's best friend gets grounded, and he's forced to find another spades partner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Shirley, the new girl in his class, isn't exactly who he has in mind. She talks a whole lot of trash - way more than his old partner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlus, he's not sure that his father wants him playing with a girl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut she's smart and tough and pretty, and knows every card trick in the book. So Ant decides to join forces with Shirley - and keep his plans a secret.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnly it turns out secrets are another Joplin Man tradition. And his father is hiding one so big it may tear their family apart...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAward-winning author Varian Johnson explores themes of toxic masculinity and family legacy in this heartfelt, hopeful story of one boy discovering what it really means to be a man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePerfect for young fans of Angie Thomas, Jason Reynolds and Malorie Blackman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA brilliant text to start conversations about cultural norms and identity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVarian Johnson is the award-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Parker Inheritanc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ee,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Great Greene Heist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTwins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Happier Every Chapter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45700258660518,"sku":"9780702314728","price":2.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/2337\/6806\/files\/9780702314728-uk.jpg?v=1745163603","url":"https:\/\/happiereverychapter.com\/products\/playing-the-cards-youre-dealt-paperback","provider":"Happier Every Chapter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}