The Josie GambitShy, twelve-year-old, chess-loving Greg is apprehensive about spending six months with his grandmother in Pineville, Illinois, but his relationship with the outgoing Nolan family involves him in some real life chess moves with a troubled girl that open him up to loyalty and friendship with people who really count. |
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