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The queen of Katwe : a story of life, chess, and one extraordinary girl's dream of becoming a grandmaster

Description:	232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher:	New York : Scribner, c2012.
ISBN:	9781451657814 (hardcover)
4 of 4 copies available at NOBLE (All Libraries). Library Location Call number Status Beverly Main Adult Nonfiction GV 1439 .M87 C76 2012 Available Endicott College General Collection GV 1439 .M87 C76 2012 Available Salem Adult Biography B/ Mutesi, P./C. Available Stoneham Adult Nonfiction Lower Level B Mutesi Available
▸The astonishing true story of Phiona Mutesi, a teenager from the slums of Kampala, Uganda, who, ... inspired by an unlikely mentor, a war refugee turned missionary, becomes an international chess champion. Read More

The queen of Katwe : a story of life, chess, and one extraordinary girl's dream of becoming a grandmaster

Description:	1 online resource
ISBN:	9781451659214 (electronic bk)
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▸Now a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo, directed ... by Mira Nair. The "astonishing" ( The New York Times Book Review ) and "inspirational" ( Shelf Awareness ) true story of Phiona Mutesi—a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda. One day in 2005 while searching for food, nine-year-old Ugandan Phiona Mutesi followed her brother to a dusty veranda where she met Robert Katende. Katende, a war refugee turned missionary, had an improbable dream: to empower kids in the Katwe slum through chess—a game so foreign there is no word for it in their native language. Laying a chess­board in the dirt, Robert began to teach. At first children came for a free bowl of porridge, but many grew to love the game that—like their daily lives—requires persevering against great obstacles. Of these kids, one girl stood out as an immense talent: Phiona. By the age of eleven Phiona was her country's junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. Now a Woman Candidate Master—the first female titled player in her country's history—Phiona dreams of becoming a Grandmaster, the most elite level in chess. But to reach that goal, she must grapple with everyday life in one of the world's most unstable countries. The Queen of Katwe is a "remarkable" (NPR) and "riveting" ( New York Post ) book that shows how "Phiona's story transcends the limitations of the chessboard" (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster). Read More

The queen of Katwe : one girl's triumphant path to becoming a chess champion

Description:	245 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher:	New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, inc., [2016]
ISBN:	9781501127182 (paperback) :
Edition:	Scribner trade paperback edition.
1 of 1 copy available at NOBLE (All Libraries). Library Location Call number Status Salem Adult Paperbacks PB - NON-FICTION Available
▸The astonishing true story of Phiona Mutesi, a teenager from the slums of Kampala, Uganda, who, ... inspired by an unlikely mentor, a war refugee turned missionary, becomes an international chess champion. Read More