Grandmaster

Freshman Daniel Pratzer gets a chance to prove himself when the chess team invites him and his father to a weekend long parent child tournament Daniel, thinking that his father is a novice, can t understand why his teammates want so badly for them to participate Then he finds out the truth as a teen, his father was one of the most promising young players in America, but the pressures of the game pushed him too far, and he had to give up chess to save his own life and sanity Now, thirty years later, Mr Pratzer returns to the game to face down an old competitor and the same dark demons that lurk in the corners of a mind stretched by the demands of the game Daniel was looking for acceptance but the secrets he uncovers about his father will force him to make some surprising moves himself, in Grandmaster by David Klass. New Read [ Grandmaster ] by [ David Klass ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book reminded me the reasons why I fell in love with YA genre which also coincidentally due to one of David Klass books.YA genre has been saturated with so many books and sometimes I felt like I read the same plots over and over again.Grandmaster is a book that stands out among them The story setting is unusual How do you make chess interesting David Klass managed it It was thoughtfully well written It portrays well rounded believable characters main or minor characters It reall This book reminded me the reasons why I fell in love with YA genre which also coincidentally due to one of David Klass books.YA genre has been saturated with so many books and sometimes I felt like I read the same plots over and over again.Grandmaster is a book that stands out among them The story setting is unusual How do you make chess interesting...Starting with a confession I was in the chess club, for one year in sixth grade Okay, so I joined because I knew fully well that I would be the only girl in the room, and sixth grade is right about the time to start seeing a room full of boys as a tremendous asset I did know how to play chess, on a very basic level, but I didn t know enough to ever win Plus, the boys in chess club didn t turn out to be the type of boys who appealed to my sixth grade self anyways, so I ended up quitting ch Starting with a confession I was in the chess club, for one year in sixth grade Okay, so I joined because I knew fully well that I would be the only girl in the room, and sixth grade is right about the time to start seeing a room full of boys as a tremendous ass...More like 3.5 stars.Won t blow your mind, but it s a good story Go, chessWhen freshman Daniel Pratzer is unexpectedly included in the school chess team s roster for an upcoming tournament in New York, he quickly learns the team s motivation for including him As he watches his accountant father, once a promising young grandmaster, rise to the occasion, he also sees a side of his father that is frightening The author does an excellent job of capturing the emotions of c...OK, I had my doubts a novel about chess players But I gave it a whirl HOLY SMOKES this reads like a thriller I couldn t put it down OK, I went to the bathroom and I also got a snack this is the most absorbing, page turner that I have read since Moses was a pup.This has it all a kid bullied at school who learns about integrity, the love of a once distant dad, and self confidence under excruciating pressure.Grab this page turner you ll want to finish it before you do anything else OK, I had my doubts a novel about chess players But I gave it a whirl HOLY SMOK...This is a story about that moment in growing up when you realize that your parents are real people who have real life stories from before you were around, and also about the choices you make that affect your life s direction It was a solid story that tugged on my emotions a few times, and I liked the setting of the chess tournament, but it didn t suck me in enough to be a new favorite As far as content, nothing bad happens on screen but there are themes of suicide mental health, bullying to This is a story about that moment in growing up when you realize that your parents are real people who have real life stories from before you were around, and...Loved it Great YA book about an unusual subject It reminded me of Louis Sachar The Cardturner but that was about Bridge and this is about Chess I don t know anything about either but love a book that draws me into a world that I know nothing about especially a sport Daniel is the kind of guy I root for not mainstream but not a bad boy either I loved the contrasts between three different types of fathers and the influence they have on the sons they are each raising The book makes Daniel Loved it Great YA book about an unusual subject It reminded me of Louis Sachar The Cardturner but that was about Bridge and this is about Chess I don t know anything about either but love a book that draws me into a world that I know nothing about especially a sport Daniel is the kind of guy I root for not mainst...I debated about giving this 2.5 stars or 3 The book itself is kind of meh, but it did surprise me by avoiding a lot of cliches and it does have a good message face your fears and mental health is important A lot of characters wind up subverting your expectations and tha...I don t often say this, but this is an outstanding book and I thoroughly lived it The author tells a wonderful tale of a father and son who don t know each other very well and shows how one weekend can change everything Chess is used as both a background and the main setting, but eve...David Klass writes great YA stories, and Grandmaster is no exception This one tells the story of a shy high school freshman who attends a chess tournament with his father It delves deeply into relationships between children and their parents, and the mental strain of stress and obsession.

• English
• 21 July 2017
David Klass
• Hardcover
• 240 pages
• 0374327718
• David Klass
• Grandmaster