Chess Nuts
By Julia Lawrinson

Jackson is sporty and popular. Anna doesn't like the sporty, popular people. So when Jackson joins the chess squad, Anna does not initially welcome him. But Anna is about to learn some things about friendship, chess and physical fitness.
Interest Age
8-12 yearsRecommended Titles

Additional Details
Chess Nuts
9781742530260
Penguin eBooks
1 February 2010
EPUB
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204
2.16 MB
8-12 years (8-12)
EN
Children/juvenile
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Australian
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Children's and Educational
Ebook Challenge Level: 5-6
Fiction (Child / Teen)
NSW Ebook Premier's Reading Challenge 2019
Premier's Reading Challenge NSW Level: 5-6
Premier's Reading Challenge SA Level: 6-9
Premier's Reading Challenge VIC Level: 5-6
School Stories
Sporting Stories
Teenage Romance
All Adult Titles
All Ebooks
Australian
CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers Notables
Children's and Educational
Ebook Challenge Level: 5-6
Fiction (Child / Teen)
NSW Ebook Premier's Reading Challenge 2019
Premier's Reading Challenge NSW Level: 5-6
Premier's Reading Challenge SA Level: 6-9
Premier's Reading Challenge VIC Level: 5-6
School Stories
Sporting Stories
Teenage Romance
Author Biography
Julia Lawrinson hails from the outer suburbs of Perth, and writes for children and young adults. Her first novel, Obsession, won the 2001 WA Premier's Prize for Young Adult Writing. Since then she has published more than ten novels, including Bye, Beautiful, which was shortlisted for both the QLD and WA Premier's Awards and was a 2007 CBC Notable Book and the popular Chess Nuts, which was 2010 CBC Notable Book. Her day jobs have included weighbridge attendant, whopper maker, English lecturer, Sergeant-at-Arms and Usher of the Black Rod. She loves dog beaches, Jack Russells and New York, and is finishing a law degree.