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Game changer John Mclendon and the secret game

"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 basketbal...

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Main Author: Coy, John, 1958-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Picture Books, [2015]
Subjects:
McLendon, John B.
Basketball coaches > Juvenile nonfiction.
African American basketball coaches > Juvenile nonfiction.
Discrimination in sports > Juvenile nonfiction.
North Carolina College for Negroes > Juvenile nonfiction.
Duke University > Basketball > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:"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.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 24 x 28 cm
Audience:Elementary Grade
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781467726047 (lb : alk. paper)
1467726044 (lb : alk. paper)
Author Notes: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 CollegeBest Book of the Year, and the Burr/Warzalla Award for Distinguished Achievement in Children's Literature. John lives by the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Randy DuBurke has been a professional illustrator for more than thirty years. He has done comic book art, animation, editorial illustration, book covers, and children's books. He lives in Switzerland with his wife and two children.

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