Chess rumble / by Greg Neri ; art by Jesse Joshua Watson.

Author/creator Neri, Greg
Other author Watson, Jesse Joshua illustrator.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Lee & Low Books, ©2007.
Description62 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Chess--Juvenile fiction.
Children--Conduct of life. --Juvenile fiction.
Dysfunctional families--Juvenile fiction.
Schools--Juvenile fiction.
Inner cities--Juvenile fiction.

Abstract Branded a troublemaker due to his anger over everything from being bullied to his sister's death a year before, Marcus begins to control himself and cope with his problems at home and at his inner-city school when an unlikely mentor teaches him to play chess.
Local noteLittle-353331--305131033032O
LCCN 2007010772
ISBN1584302798
ISBN9781584302797