{"product_id":"9781501127182","title":"The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061312274672,"sku":"9781501127182","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501127182_p0.jpg?v=1763706946","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501127182","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}