{"product_id":"the-queen-of-katwe","title":"The Queen Of Katwe","description":"\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.  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. 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.  By 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 coun-tries. 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).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42973578068134,"sku":"9781451657821","price":17.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0443\/8471\/4918\/products\/9781451657821_1.jpg?v=1656048249","url":"https:\/\/bookxcess.myshopify.com\/products\/the-queen-of-katwe","provider":"Staging Site ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}