{"product_id":"the-queen-of-katwe-one-girls-triumphant-path-to-becoming-a-chess-champion-9781451657821","title":"The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eo and David Oyelowo, directed by Mira Nair.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe \"astonishing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"inspirational\" (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e) true story of Phiona Mutesi--a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKatende, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Katwe\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"remarkable\" (NPR) and \"riveting\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e) book that shows how \"Phiona's story transcends the limitations of the chessboard\" (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451657821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.41h x 5.56w x 0.69d","brand":"Tim Crothers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42325158985909,"sku":"9781451657821","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a78b6e70-f39e-4129-9f90-dbb366ebd9da.jpg?v=1660016732","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-queen-of-katwe-one-girls-triumphant-path-to-becoming-a-chess-champion-9781451657821","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}