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Check & mate, Ali Hazelwood

eng

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Ages 14 years and up, G.P. Putnam's Sons

fiction

Check & mate

1370328576

Ali Hazelwood

After chess led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory Greenleaf's focus is a dead-end job that keeps the lights on for her mother and sisters. When she plays in a charity tournament and wipes the board with current world champion Nolan Sawyer, the victory opens the door to sorely needed cash prizes. Mallory struggles to keep her family separated from the game, but she soon realizes that the games aren't only on the board. The spotlight is hotter, and the competition can be fierce ... and fiercely attractive ... -- adapted from back cover

adolescent

Check and mate