{"product_id":"the-queen-of-katwe-crothers","title":"The Queen of Katwe - Crothers","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatende, a war refugee turned missionary, had an improbable dream: to empower kids in the Katwe slums 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\u003cbr\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 worlds most unstable countries. \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Katwe\u003c\/i\u003e 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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e Tim Crothers, a former senior writer at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Man Watching\u003c\/i\u003e, the biography of University of North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance, and coauthor of Hard Work, the autobiography of UNC basketball coach Roy Williams. He lives in Chapell Hill, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e245 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Scribner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished: 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Phiona Mutesi is a young star...An incredible story.\" - Garry Kasparov, World Champion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Astonishing.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"This extraordinary story will stop you and make you want to count your blessings! It confirms how the strength of the human spirit and determination can prevail. Tim's portrait of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi offers hope and inspiration to all humankind.\" - Laura Schroff, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAn Invisible Thread\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"This story has the power to inspire girls everywhere.\" - Alexandra Kosteniuk, Grandmaster 12th Women's World Chess Champion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Phiona's story...will break readers' hearts. Phiona's perseverence, courage, faith, and hope will have the very same readers rooting from her success.\" - \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"66S","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35177913974947,"sku":"657821","price":20.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0437\/8198\/0323\/products\/the-queen-of-katwe-crothers-21183194753.jpg?v=1595341063","url":"https:\/\/chesshouseroom-com.myshopify.com\/products\/the-queen-of-katwe-crothers","provider":"chesshouseroom.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}