family and classroom

her abilities suppressed

From a beloved Grammy-nominated musician

creator of Dimension 20

Elsa's Chessboard Asian American Literature & Fiction family and classroomElsa carries her chessboard everywhere, always ready for a game. When World War II forces her from Europe, can chess help make America home? Growing up in 1900s Vienna, Elsas brothers are always playing chess. No girls! they tell her when she first asks to learn; but shes determined, and soon shes such a pro that they give Elsa her very own special chessboard. From then on, Elsa plays chess whenever she can. When she grows up, she even meets her