
In 2011, sports journalist Tim Crothers wrote about Phiona's remarkable journey for ESPN the Magazine, which he expanded into a book, The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion. A film version developed by Disney, Queen of Katwe, comes out this Friday, September 30. Madina Nalwanga makes her acting debut as Phiona Mutesi, starring alongside David Oyelowo as Robert Katende and Lupita Nyong'o as Phiona's mother, Nakku Harriet. On September 6, Scribner released a movie tie-in edition of Queen of Katwe ($16, 9781501127182). See the original Shelf Awareness review of Tim Crother's "inspirational" book here. --Tobias Mutter