Queen of the Board
My sister Tiana won the school chess championship, and ever since, it’s like she thinks she’s Genesis Potini or something.
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Series: School Journal Level 2 August 2016
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
Topics: board games, challenge, chess, competition, imagination, mentoring, sibling rivalry, sisters, strategy, tuakana-teina relationship
Queen of the Board
Words by Anahera Gildea
Illustrations by Taeri Christopherson
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School Journal Level 2 August 2016
Inside this School Journal are two articles (Seals; The Chess Champions of Nūhaka), one story (Queen of the Board), one play (Good as Gold), and one poem (Becoming Toroa).
1 of 5Becoming Toroa
We are driving down the twists and turns of Carsick Road.
2 of 5Good as Gold
This play combines sci-fi with humour and provides students with an opportunity to read, enjoy, and perform.
3 of 5Seals
This article presents information about seals in an engaging way.
4 of 5The Chess Champions of Nūhaka
Nūhaka School took out the title of “Most Successful School” in the Hawke’s Bay junior chess championship last year.
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