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Coy, John

Game Changer: John McLendon and the Secret Game

32 pp. | Carolrhoda | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4677-2604-7 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4677-8810-6
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Randy DuBurke. Coy tells the dramatic story of an illegal, secret basketball game in Jim Crow–era North Carolina between the white Duke University Medical School team and the black North Carolina College of Negroes team. The succinct narrative is well paced, compelling, and multilayered, focusing on the remarkable game but also placing it in societal and historical context. DuBurke's illustrations nicely capture the story's atmosphere. Timeline. Bib.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2015

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