Phebe Knight is training to become a ballerina. At fifteen, she has never once questioned that this is the life she wants. But now, one year away from joining the Company, her mind begins to wander. She decides to spend the summer with her father, who lives in Switzerland, in the hope that a change of scene will bring her focus back to the barre.
Nikolai Kotalev is a sixteen-year-old chess champion who has been befriended by Phebeâs father. Nikolai is looking for the chess teacher he needs: the legendary Stas Vlajnik. Nikolaiâs attention never wanders. He plays beautiful chess and wants to learn from Stas how to become a grandmaster capable of both grace and speed.
Phebe, who knows what it means to follow oneâs obsessions, organizes a search to help Nikolai find the elusive Stas. They travel across Europe with Phebeâs father and his girlfriend, hunting for Stas in all the places where chessâs elegant patterns live. Phebe and Nikolai study each otherâs obsessions to find the lives they want.
The Kings Are Already Here explores the limits of what one is willing to pay for perfection and beauty.
Two teenagers, one obsessed with the world of ballet and the other with that of chess, join together in a quest across Europe and begin to learn not only how to connect with other people, but why.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
- Performing Arts
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Speak
Author : Freymann-Weyr, Garret
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2004-10-21
Number Of Pages : 149
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0142402079
ISBN-13 : 9780142402078
Item weight : 0.4 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5 in x 8.2 in
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