THE QUEEN OF KATWE, by Tim Crothers
INSPIRING TRUE STORY of a young prodigy and her chess coach, both from one of Uganda’s most impoverished slums.
Grade: SOLID B
THE QUEEN OF KATWE: A STORY OF LIFE, CHESS, AND ONE EXTRAORDINARY GIRL'S DREAM OF BECOMING A GRANDMASTER
Scribner
2012
Tags: Africa, Biography, Chess, Children, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Uganda, Women's Issues