Shura, Mary Francis, 1923-

The Josie gambit / Mary Francis Shura. - New York : Dodd, Mead, c1986. - 160 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Shy, 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.

ISBN: 0396088104 0380704978 (Avon Camelot pbk.)

LCCN: 85031106 /AC/r882

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Friendship--Fiction.
Chess--Fiction.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.S55983 / Jo 1986

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]