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chess

Books about chess for readers of all ages.

Cover of Checkmate

Checkmate

Walter Dean Myers

Ages 10–14chessintellectual challenge

Cover of The Josie Gambit

The Josie Gambit

Mary Francis Shura

Ages 9–13friendshipchess

Cover of The Chess Set in the Mirror (The Nautilus Series)

The Chess Set in the Mirror (The Nautilus Series)

Massimo Bontempelli

Ages 8–14imaginationchess

Cover of Chess Rumble

Chess Rumble

G. Neri

Ages 8–13chessresilience

Cover of The case of the captured queen

The case of the captured queen

Carolyn Keene

Ages 8–12mysterydetective work