Game Changer
John McLendon and the Secret Game
Published on 5. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
979-8-7656-8525-9 (ISBN)
Description
"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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Second Grade to Fifth Grade, Reading Age: From 7 to 8 years, Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Product notice
Picture book
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Bibliography; Illustrations, color; Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
141 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-7656-8525-9 (9798765685259)
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Persons
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.