Chess is Halima Kasim's favourite thing in the world. But with no local chess club in her small town, she has no one to practice with offline. Yearning for worthy opponents IRL, she recruits newbies: her next-door BFF Jem (a dedicated friend reeling from the recent loss of her grandfather), Jem's long-lost friend Parker (eager to escape the shadow of his sport-star siblings), and Daniel (itching for answers after discovering a mysterious note left for him inside a book). Together the team forms their own chess club, navigating not just the board but the highs and lows of school social life.
| ISBN: | 9781250328571 |
| Publication date: | 21st July 2025 |
| Author: | Rebecca Donnelly |
| Illustrator: | Isabelle Duffy |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Series: | Chess Club |
| Genres: |
Romance / Relationship Stories Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love |