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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Kiss of the Mermaid (Critters of the Night) Kiss of the Mermaid (Critters of the Night) Erica Farber,Mercer Mayer When Pooka turns all of the merpeople into stone, Thistle hopes to secure their release by winning a chess game against the evil sea witch. OL15074785W
Checkmate Checkmate Walter Dean Myers Four middle-schoolers who publish an alternative newspaper at their Harlem academy for gifted students investigate why a classmate--one of the best chess players in New York City--was caught trying t… OL16296329W
Checkmate at Chess City Checkmate at Chess City Piers Harper Using the moves of individual chessmen, the reader helps the Black Pawns, Knights, Bishops, and Rooks move through a series of maze-like scenes to enter Chess City and free their King and Queen. OL1975011W
Perpetual check Perpetual check Rich Wallace Brothers Zeke and Randy participate in an important chess tournament, playing against each other while also trying to deal with their father's intensely competetive tendencies. OL2650168W
The Gamemaster The Gamemaster John Bochak A boy who loves to play games lives out a fantastic adventure when the pieces of his chess board come to life one night. OL3476290W
Mort the sport Mort the sport Robert Kraus Mort's attempts to excel at playing both baseball and the violin make him so confused that he decides to take up chess instead. OL407767W