Checkmate (the News Crew, Book 2)

by Walter Dean Myers

Book Overview

The re-launch of Walter Dean Myers' popular middle-grade series! Sidney Aronofsky is one of the best chess players under age sixteen. When he's arrested for trying to buy drugs, it comes as a total surprise to those who know him. The expectations of parents, schools, and tutors pressure the young players. Sidney loves and wants to play chess, but dislikes the constant spotlight. He thinks that if he appears to be involved in drugs, he'll be excused...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545828759
• ISBN13: 9780545828758
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9