Description
About the Author
Stephen Davies spent several years living amongst Fulani herders in Burkina Faso as a missionary. He has written for the Guardian Weekly (Letters from Burkina Faso) and the Sunday Times and is the author of several books for young readers. www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk
Reviews
"A gripping and surprising novel about the destruction, but also the motivating power, of grief. I gulped it down" -- Sarah Crossan
"Original, brash, funny and poignant." * Metro, Children's Books of 2019 *
"With a truly pulse-quickening climax, this exceptional novel rages with raw emotion. It's a bona fide page-turner with life-affirming insights into grief, friendship and finding new paths." * LoveReading4Kids *
"This scintillating book pulses with energy. Chessboxer pounds with the punch of a boxer, and yet remains contemplative, with ideas behind the fast-paced plot as thoughtful as a chess player." * Minerva Reads *
"Funny and fast, Chessboxer and its heroine bridge the gap between board games and the boxing ring, seventeenth-century strategy and twenty-first-century blogging, in unexpected and fun ways" * ForeWord *
Book Information
ISBN 9781783448401
Author Stephen Davies
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Andersen Press Ltd
Publisher Andersen Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 256g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 20mm