{"product_id":"book-ahz6","title":"The Queen of Katwe","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347984032048,"sku":"BDahz6","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49347985735984,"sku":"40ahz6","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/122504-ahz6-Square.jpg?v=1734210852","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ahz6","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}