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

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

Crothers, Tim. (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781451657814 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1451657811 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781451657821 (trade paper)
  • ISBN: 145165782X (trade paper)
  • ISBN: 9781451659214 (ebook)
  • ISBN: 1451659210 (ebook)
  • ISBN: 9781442356115 (eaudio)
  • ISBN: 1442356111 (eaudio)
  • Physical Description: 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, c2012.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Opening. Land of the frogs ; Katende ; Pioneers ; Resurrection ; Teach her what you know ; Mzungu -- Middlegame. Like a boy, but not a boy ; Heaven ; The other side -- Endgame. Hurdles ; Dreams.

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Subject: Mutesi, Phiona.
Women chess players > Uganda > Kampala > Biography.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

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Burlington Public Library 794.1092 CROTHERS 2012 39851001027557 Non-fiction Copy hold Available -
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