Check & Mate

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Ali Hazelwood: Check & Mate (Paperback, 2023, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers)

Paperback, 368 pages

Published Nov. 7, 2023 by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers.

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978-0-593-61991-9
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“I don't think you understand.” He holds my eyes. I think his throat moves. “I want to play chess with you, Mallory.”

Told all from Mallory's point-of-view, Check & Mate is the story of a girl who's father took advantage of her amazing chess skills, left her and her family wrecked, then a chance comes back up for Mallory to fulfill her dreams, and little bit of falling in love along the way. After getting a glimpse of Mallory following along to who Nolan “Kingkiller” Sawyer is, a young “bad boy” dominating the chess world, the story jumps two years to Mallory being eighteen and Nolan twenty. When her bestfriend Easton begs her to join her team in a charity chess tournament, Mallory ends up winning it …