Not an easy win / Chrystal D. Giles.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Random House, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 245 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593175217
- 0593175212
- 9780593175224
- 0593175220
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | GILES CHRYSTAL | Available | 33111011043938 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | GILES CHRYSTAL | Available | 33111010972582 | ||||
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Northport Library | Children's Fiction | GILES CHRYSTAL | Checked out | 06/01/2024 | 33111009466018 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!
Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the board, even though the odds are stacked against him?
Find out in this powerful novel about family, forgiveness, and figuring out who you are when you don't make the rules-just right for middle-grade fans of Nic Stone and Jason Reynolds.
*"Essential middle grade and tween realistic reading."- School Library Journal , starred Review
Lawrence is ready for a win. . . .
Nothing's gone right for Lawrence since he had to move from Charlotte to Larenville, North Carolina, to live with his granny. When Lawrence ends up in one too many fights at his new school, he gets expelled. The fight wasn't his fault, but since his pop's been gone, it feels like no one listens to what Lawrence has to say.
Instead of going to school, Lawrence starts spending his days at the rec center, helping out a neighbor who runs a chess program. Some of the kids in the program will be picked to compete in the Charlotte Classic chess tournament. Could this be Lawrence's chance to go home?
Lawrence doesn't know anything about chess, but something about the center-and the kids there-feels right. Lawrence thought the game was over . . . but does he have more moves left than he thought?
Ages 10 and up. Random House.
Nothing has gone right for twelve-year old Lawrence since his Pop went away, but after getting expelled from school for fighting he discovers the world of chess and things begin to change.