One day in 2005 while searching for food, nine-year-old Ugandan Phiona Mutesi followed her brother to a. The astonishing (The New York Times Book Review) and inspirational (Shelf Awareness) true story of Phiona Mutesia teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda. 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). Now a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo, directed by Mira Nair. But to reach that goal, she must grapple with everyday life in one of the world's most unstable countries. 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. By the age of eleven Phiona was her country's junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. Of these kids, one girl stood out as an immense talent: Phiona. 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. Already optioned for film by Disney directed by Mira Nair, The Queen of Katwe is the inspirational story of a teenage girl from one of the poorest slums in.

Laying a chess-board in the dirt, Robert began to teach. 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. 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. 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. Now a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong ' o and David Oyelowo, directed by Mira Nair.

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