John Coy

Broschiertes Buch

Game Changer

John McLendon and the Secret Game

Illustrator: Duburke, Randy

Beschreibung

"Discover the true story of how in 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret game between the best players from a white college and his team from the North Carolina College of Negroes. At a time of widespread segregation and rampant racism, this illegal gathering changed the sport of basketball forever"--Dust jacket flap.

Autor

John Coy is the author of young adult novels, the 4 for 4 middle-grade series, and nonfiction and fiction picture books including Hoop Genius, Game Changer, Their Great Gift, Dads, If We Were Gone, and Where We Come From. He has received numerous awards for his work including a Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, and the Burr/Warzalla Award for Distinguished Achievement in Children's Literature. John lives by the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lerner Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 215mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 141g
• ISBN-13: 9798765685259
• Artikelnr.: 72634241