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The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion
The Queen of Katwe One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion
Author: Tim Crothers
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 chess­...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781451657821
ISBN-10: 145165782X
Publication Date: 10/15/2013
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Paperback
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