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Cat Takes Queen: In Which a Humble Cat of Astonishing Genius Recounts a Tale of Chess Mates and Checkmates
A witty, chess-playing stray tries to elude a catnapper while helping two tournament-bound schoolkids navigate life's challenges...
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A witty, chess-playing stray tries to elude a catnapper while helping two tournament-bound schoolkids navigate life's challenges in this clever debut.
Morphy, a witty stray cat with an attitude, steers clear of humans--except for Edgar, his human chess-playing friend. Morphy may be a stray, but he's at a loss when Edgar falls ill and leaves home. Only by teaming up with Edgar's headstrong granddaughter, and a young street-chess player, can Morphy help bring Edgar home, elude a catnapper, and create a found family. In the process, diagrams of chess moves will inspire chess players at all levels, but readers don't have to know chess to be uplifted by this story about how humans (and stray cats) find their people and a love of the game.Author: Ilona Bray,Stephen Soong
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 10/13/2026
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250433664
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2026
School Library Journal 09/01/2026 pg. 98
Booklist 10/01/2026
About the Author
Ilona Bray and Stephen Soong are a husband-and-wife team who live in New York's Finger Lakes region. Ilona Bray is a former lawyer who continues to write about immigration and other legal matters. She would rather play Scrabble than any other game--though she finds chess fascinating in its elusive brain-teasing. Stephen Soong has been a serious chess geek since middle school. He beat a grandmaster--the then US chess champion--at a simultaneous exhibition, he defeated a computer at a national tourney, and he has taught students of all ages. His US Chess Federation rating once placed him in the top 5 percent of all rated players nationwide. Cat Takes Queen is their middle grade debut.
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