Check Mates

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WINNER OF THE UKLA BOOK AWARDS 2021

'Funny and heartfelt with a cunning twist. Stewart Foster is a grandmaster' ROSS WELFORD

'An inspirational underdog story and a chilling mystery! A winning combination' DAVID SOLOMONS

Some people think that Im a problem child, that Im lazy and never pay attention in lessons. But the thing is, Im not a problem child at all. Im just a child with a problem.

Felix is struggling at school. His ADHD makes it hard for him to concentrate and his grades are slipping. Everyone keeps telling him to try harder, but no one seems to understand just how hard he finds it. When Mum suggests Felix spends time with his grandfather, Felix cant think of anything worse. Granddad hasnt been the same since Grandma died. Plus hes always trying to teach Felix boring chess. But sometimes the best lessons come in the most unexpected of places, and Granddad soon shows Felix that theres everything to play for.

Praise for ALL THE THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG
'Amoving, humane, funny portrait of two very different boys discovering what connects us all.' Kiran Milwood Hargrave, author ofThe Girl of Ink and Stars
Its amazing!Ross Welford, author of Time Travelling with a Hamster
'I loved it.' Lisa Thompson, author ofThe Goldfish Boy
'A touching, funny, gripping read that tackles important issues in a sensitive and thoroughly enjoyable way. Highly recommended.' Stuart Robinson, author of If Ever I Fall
'A timely story of courage andreminder of what we all share.'Christopher Edge, author ofThe Many Worlds of Albie Bright
'Powerful and warm ... this will linger long in the mind.'Guardian

Praise for THE BUBBLE BOY,winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award in 2016
Poignant, hopeful and heartbreaking.Fiona Noble Childrens Editor, The Bookseller
'Deeply moving and utterly gripping . . . Stewart Fostercarries off an astonishing feat of storytelling in this exceptional book' Julia Eccleshare, lovereading.co.uk
A gripping and deeply moving book.Jamila Gavin, author ofCoram Boy
'One thing we know about good books is their amazing ability to inspire empathy in the reader; to explore ideas and viewpoints that arise from experiences that are out of our own realm. The Bubble Boy does this with warmth, quirkiness and a light-hearted touch.'Guardian

Author Bio

Stewart Foster is an adult and children's novelist, born in Bath. His books have won multiple school and library awards and are recommended by Empathy Lab and Reading Well. His first adult book,We Used to be Kings, was published in 2014, to the accolades of being selected as The Observers' Author to Watch, and Amazons' Rising Star, in the same year. His first children's book, The Bubble Boy, was published in 2016, winning Sainsbury's Children's Book Award in 2016 (Age 9+) and many schools and librariesawards, as well as being nominated for The Carnegie Book Award. The book was published as BUBBLE, in USA and has been translated into eleven languages. Since then, Stewart has written four more children's books All the Things That Could Go Wrong, Checkmates, The Perfect Parent Project and Can You Feel the Noise