{"product_id":"b007ee4m90","title":"The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe “astonishing” ( The New York Times Book Review ) and inspirational true story of Phiona Mutesi—a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Katwe, Uganda—also a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’ o and David Oyelowo.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n 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).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54055264682347,"sku":"YSL349","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1674\/0203\/files\/81L5PwU1q-L._SY1500.jpg?v=1792038148","url":"https:\/\/www.booktavero.com\/products\/b007ee4m90","provider":"BookTavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}