 | Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club by Janet S. Wong
Buy new: $15.83 / Used from: $2.54 Wonderful, clever story for young up-and-coming chess players. Even has a top 10 list of great chess tips for kids. Highly recommended. Good illustrations too!
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 | Chessmen of Doom (Johnny Dixon) by John Bellairs
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 Good middle grade mystery from Johnny Dixon series. Despite title, book has little to do with chess or chessmen.
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 | Checkmate (Cover-To-Cover Novels) by Kathleen M. Muldoon
Buy new: $13.95 / Used from: $10.08 Ages 9-12 - Story about a 12 yr old American hispanic boy who, while his military mom is overseas, learns to appreciate his deaf father through chess. Easy read, good story.
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 | Clabbernappers by Len Bailey
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | The King's Chessboard (Picture Puffins) by David Birch
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.48 Clever folktale about a wise man who asks the king to grant him rice based on doubling the first graing for every square on the chessboard. King foolishly agrees. Good illustrations, well told.
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 | The Kings Are Already Here by Garret Freymann-Weyr
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $0.01 Story about a chess player and ballerina hunting for renegade chess coach. Deals with commitment issues to excel at any activity. Ending was less than satisfactory for me, though some like it.
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 | Stand Tall, Harry by Mary Mahony
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $6.92 |
 | Treasure Chess by D. J. Milky
Buy used from: $37.64 |
 | Vampire State Building by Elizabeth Levy
Buy used from: $0.75 OK middle grade fiction. Story has little to do with chess even though main character plays chess.
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