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Not an Easy Win
Chrystal Giles
Random House, 256 pp. ISBN: 978-0-59317-521-7
Grades 5 and up
After a fight with a bully, twelve-year-old Lawrence has been expelled from school – and is now living with his no-nonsense grandma, who isn’t about to put up with him hanging around the house all day. Instead, she sends him off to neighbor Mr. Dennis, who helps run an after-school program – where Lawrence discovers a passion for chess. A fast-moving story that highlights how thinking through your moves can be a life changer.
Chrystal D. Giles
Chrystal D. Giles is a champion for diversity and representation in children’s literature. Chrystal often says she’s a lover of both words and numbers, she spent fifteen years as an accountant before transitioning to writing full-time.
Chrystal made her debut with Take Back the Block, which received multiple starred reviews, was a Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and NPR Best Book, and won the IRA Social Justice Literature Award. Her latest middle-grade novel, Not An Easy Win, received four starred reviews and was named an ALA Notable Children's Book.
Chrystal lives outside Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and son.
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