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The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster
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Keri
Feb 14, 2018 rated it did not like it
Anyone who knows me knows I'm not a big non-fiction reader. This read was for my book group. The topic sounded interesting so I thought I would leave.my comfort zone and try the non-fiction suggestion. I got about 40 pages in but I just could not get into the story. Up to where I stopped reading there were many characters being discussed but I had no idea how they were connected to Phiona and I never got to her story. During my book groups review, people who had read the book a second time said ...more
Agathafrye
Jan 04, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Kim Martin
Nov 25, 2020 marked it as to-read