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Cedar Cove series volume 7
Language
English
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While catching up on all the Cedar Grove gossip, Teri Polgar senses that something is amiss with her new husband Bobby, a famous chess champion, when he begins acting strangely.
2) Check & mate
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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After chess led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory Greenleaf's focus is a dead-end job that keeps the lights on for her mother and sisters. When she plays in a charity tournament and wipes the board with current world champion Nolan Sawyer, the victory opens the door to sorely needed cash prizes. Mallory struggles to keep her family separated from the game, but she soon realizes that the games aren't only on the board. The...
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English
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"Seth--a small town journalist raised by foster parents--is assigned to write about a young boy found in a ditch after a car and train collision. As he works to discover the boy's identity, he also finds the story of his own history and the father who gave up everything to get him back"--
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Publisher
Vintage Contemporaries
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Beth Harmon becomes an orphan when her parents are killed in an automobile accident. At eight years old, she is placed in an orphanage in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, where the children are given tranquilizers twice a day. Plain and shy, she learns to play chess from the janitor in the basement and discovers she is a chess genius. Penniless and desperate to learn more, she steals a chess magazine and enough money to enter a chess tournament. She also...
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story from 1998, five LatinX and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher.
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Magic Cat Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The Life-Changing Magic of Chess isa beginner's guide to the strategy game for children, with secrets from Grandmaster Maurice Ashley.
Discover why the world's first Black Grandmaster Maurice Ashley thinks that chess is one of the best skills in life. Follow him on a journey from Jamaica to New York to the world stage where he has taught thousands of young people the life philosophies of the game.
Part biography, part skills and fully oozing...
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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Tani Adewumi's powerful story of finding a new life in America will inspire young readers"--
"An amazing, miraculous refugee story of coming to America, the young readers edition of Tani Adewumi's story will inspire kids looking for true stories of doing hard things. At eight years old, Tani Adewumi, a refugee, won the 2019 New York State Chess Championship after playing the game for only a year--and while homeless. Tani and his family fled Boko...
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Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The queen of chess, Judit Polgar, dazzled the world as a prodigy, winning tournaments, gold medals, and defeating eleven world champions, including Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen. At her peak, Judit was rated the eighth best chess player in the world.
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Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Long ago, in a country far away, a mysterious stranger surprises a poor boy with an unusual gift: wooden chess pieces. With this unexpected treasure, the boy embarks on a world of adventure. What will he discover?"--Inside front jacket flap.
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Publisher
Brown Books Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Mary Marianna discovers a homeless man on the street, she can't seem to get him out of her mind. Sensing her distress, the Great Owl comes to her with advice about how Mary Marianna can help. With her parents at her side, Mary Marianna does her best to get him on his feet. In doing so, she realizes that it is the smallest of choices to help those in need that make the biggest of differences.--Publisher.
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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The incredible true story of Tani Adewumi, a Nigerian refugee who garnered international news coverage after winning the New York State Chess Championship at the age of eight. Tani's story of finding a new life in America reminds children that perseverance and hope make a difference--and small acts of kindness can make the world a better place"--
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