Endgame: The Secret Force 136

By Catherine Little

Book Overview

In Endgame: The Secret Force 136 Alex's imagination takes him to medieval Chinese battlefields as he learns to play Xiangqi (Chinese chess) with his great-grandfather, Tai Gong. In the months that they spend over the chessboard, Alex comes to understand the important strategies that guided Tai Gong and his decisions as he navigated life as a Chinese Canadian in an anti-Asian era in Canada. In the process, Alex learns about the mysterious Force 136 and the sacrifices its members made to show their loyalty to a country that had utterly disregarded them.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1738898245
• ISBN13: 9781738898244
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Plumleaf Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7