by John Coy, illustrated by Randy DuBurke
Hennepin County Library hardcover unpaged
genre: Everybody / Non-fiction / sports history
This is the first book I've read from our Summer 2016 Litwits titles! It was very interesting . . . and courageous for both coaches! This was three years before Jackie Robinson integrated baseball and six years before the NBA was integrated. I'm so glad Coy wrote this book. What an incredible part of history that is probably unheard of for most Americans. The illustrations show such expressiveness on the players' faces as they move from uncertainty and trepidation to confidence and joy in the game. The artist's palette also adds so much tone and mood to the story through the darks and lights. Great book!
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