The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion

by Tim Crothers

Book Overview

Now a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo, directed by Mira Nair. The "astonishing" (The New York Times Book Review) and "inspirational" (Shelf Awareness) true story of Phiona Mutesi--a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda.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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501127187
• ISBN13: 9781501127182
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Queen of Katwe is really an incredible and inspiring book. It awakens the sleeping giant inside of y

I like the fact that even with such a poor background, one can mount up to greater heights and success at an international level. No dream is too big. I hope every youth and young child can read this