Author: \u00a0Janet S. Wong<\/p>\n
Publisher:\u200e \u200e Margaret K. McElderry Books<\/p>\n
Alex first learned to play chess when he was four years old. He loved it. He loved the pieces, the challenge, and the sweet taste that winning left in his mouth. He loved it until he played a chess game with moldy old Uncle Hooya…and lost. Then Alex decided to give up chess for good.<\/span> Author: \u00a0Janet S. Wong Publisher:\u200e \u200e Margaret K. McElderry Books Alex first learned to play chess when he was four years old. He loved it. He loved the pieces, the challenge, and the sweet taste that winning left in his mouth. He loved it until he played a chess game with moldy old Uncle Hooya…and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":131845,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[107,116,108,138,147,174,139,175,65,44,20,66,29,45],"product_tag":[],"bundle_layout":"","bundled_by":[],"bundled_items":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nNow in third grade Alex wants to give chess another try. He joins the chess club and discovers that chess is fun again. He plays his friends, he listens to the coach, and he practices at school, at home, and on the computer. Alex is a chess maniac! All of this practice is leading up to the big tournament, where Alex finds himself face-to-face with Little Cousin Hooya. Memories of his earlier defeat return, but now is his chance to finally beat a Hooya. Is Alex up to the challenge?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"