The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a

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The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion

Now a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyongâ€™o and David Oyelowo, directed by Mira Nair.

The â€œastonishingâ€ (The New York Times Book Review) and â€œinspirationalâ€ (Shelf Awareness) true story of Phiona Mutesiâ€”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 chessâ€”a game so foreign there is no word for it in their native language. Laying a chessÂboard in the dirt, Robert began to teach. At first children came for a free bowl of porridge, but many grew to love the game thatâ€”like their daily livesâ€”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 countryâ€™s junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. Now a Woman Candidate Masterâ€”the first female titled player in her countryâ€™s historyâ€”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 worldâ€™s most unstable countries. The Queen of Katwe is a â€œremarkableâ€ (NPR) and â€œrivetingâ€ (New York Post) book that shows how â€œPhionaâ€™s story transcends the limitations of the chessboardâ€ (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster).
Country USA
Brand Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781501127182
ReleaseDate 2016-09-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501127182

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781501127182
ReleaseDate	2016-09-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501127182

The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion

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