# Curiosity

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- Book: [Curiosity](https://www.bookquiver.com/gary-blackwood/curiosity) ([Curiosity.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/gary-blackwood/curiosity.md))
- Authors: [Gary Blackwood](https://www.bookquiver.com/gary-blackwood)
- Publisher: puffin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4242-448-3
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2015-04-07
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Intrigue, danger, chess, and a real-life hoax combine in this historical novel from the author of The Shakespeare Stealer Philadelphia, PA, 1835. Rufus, a twelve-year-old chess prodigy, is recruited by...