Tim Crothers is a former senior writer at Sports Illustrated. He is the author of The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion and The Man Watching, the biography of University of North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance, and coauthor of Hard Work, the autobiography of UNC basketball coach Roy Williams. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.
"A moving and universal story of the power of potential and the
wonder of perseverance. This story will inspire you--and will make
you wonder how many more Phionas there are among us."--Gayle
Tzemach Lemmon, New York Times-bestselling author of The
Dressmaker of Khair Khana
"This story of a young woman's triumph over the unimaginably cruel
fortune she was born into would pierce a heart of
stone."--Hillary Jordan, New York Times-bestselling
author of Mudbound and When She Woke
"The Queen of Katwe is one of the most inspiring,
thought-provoking, humbling books I've ever read. It's a must-read
for any chess player, woman, athlete, or frankly anyone who knows
any of the previous three, aka everyone!"--Siva Sankrithi, Math
Teacher & Chess Coach, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA
"The Queen of Katwe is gripping. We witness Phiona's
incredible evolution as a player, as she competes against older and
far more experienced competitors. It also offers readers a
fascinating look at a war-torn and struggling nation, as well as
the unlikely story of how her mentor Robert Katende, a refugee of
Uganda's civil war, has created a flourishing chess program for
kids in one of Africa's most treacherous slums. This story has the
power to inspire girls everywhere."--Alexandra Kosteniuk,
Grandmaster, 12th Women's World Chess Champion
(www.chessqueen.com)
"The Queen of Katwe is an extraordinary account of one young
woman's exceptional achievement. It is also a lament for this world
in which only a tiny number of incredibly fortunate and
exceptionally determined children have any chance of escaping the
dehumanizing poverty that prevails in Katwe and places like
it."--Bill Littlefield, host of "Only a Game" on National Public
Radio
"The Queen of Katwe Tim Crothers gives us an inspiring and
heart-wrenching story."--Chessville.com
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