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2246867The Queen of Katwehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-queen-of-katwe/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1873097/6d2f6823-41ec-4bb3-ac7e-9bfad3b8bb4d.jpg?v=638342103071530000244287MXNLittle, Brown Book GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p>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.</p><p>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 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.</p><p>By the age of eleven Phiona was her countrys junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. Now a Woman Candidate Master - the first female titled player in her countrys 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. <em>The Queen of Katwe</em> is a remarkable and inspirational book that shows how Phionas story transcends the limitations of the chessboard (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster).</p>...2075059The Queen of Katwe244287https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-queen-of-katwe/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1873097/6d2f6823-41ec-4bb3-ac7e-9bfad3b8bb4d.jpg?v=638342103071530000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20169780349141787_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_pOne 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./ppKatende, 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./ppBy the age of eleven Phiona was her countrys junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. Now a Woman Candidate Master - the first female titled player in her countrys 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. emThe Queen of Katwe/em is a remarkable and inspirational book that shows how Phionas story transcends the limitations of the chessboard (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster)./p9780349141787_Little, Brown Book Grouplibro_electonico_febd81db-b46b-3413-8d98-076c490fde9c_9780349141787;9780349141787_9780349141787Tim CrothersInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hachetteuk-epub-10650be2-853a-4f0b-83ba-9f773dbf4bed.epub2016-09-29T00:00:00+00:00Little, Brown Book Group