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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2017 | Middle To High School
Gr 7 Up—The true story of 12 Mexican American middle school chess champions from El Paso, TX, who competed at the national level in 2015, often up against more experienced, privileged teams. Many of these now champions had never encountered chess before joining the after-school club coached by their art teacher and coauthor of this book, Ramirez. During practices, R...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2017
In 2010 Saul Ramirez got a job as an art teacher at Henderson Middle School in an impoverished neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. Chess was another of his passions, and several years later the team he started won the state championship and--improbably--the national championship the very next year; they are now a perennial power. Ramirez narrates the story, introducing us to each member of his team of "u...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
In 2010 Saul Ramirez got a job as an art teacher at Henderson Middle School in an impoverished neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. Chess was another of his passions, and several years later the team he started won the state championship and--improbably--the national championship the very next year; they are now a perennial power. Ramirez narrates the story, introducing us to each member of his team of "u...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
