The queen of Katwe : from one of the poorest places on Earth she grew to be a champion
Crothers, Tim2015
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One day in 2005 while searching for food, 9-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 board 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 11 Phiona was her country's junior champion, and at 15, the national champion. Now a Woman Candidate Master - the first female titled player in her country's history - Phiona dreams of becoming a Grandmaster. This is her story.
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Author:
Crothers, Tim, authorWalt Disney Pictures, associated with work
Imprint:
London : Abacus, 2015.
Collation:
241 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Scribner, 2012."Disney"--Front cover.Film tie-in.
ISBN:
9780349141770 (pbk)
Dewey class:
794.1092920MUT
LC class:
GV1439
Local class:
794.1092
Language:
English
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BRN:
1510737