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Richardson, Jael Ealey

The Stone Thrower

32 pp. | Groundwood | May, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55498-752-8 $18.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-55498-753-5
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Matt James. African American Chuck Ealey, raised by a single mother in segregated 1950s Ohio, as a boy hones his aim by throwing stones at passing freight trains; he's eventually made quarterback and later (we learn through back matter) achieves fame in the Canadian Football League instead of the then-still-segregated NFL. James's meaningful visual interpretations in pen-and-ink and acrylic add resonance to this account by Ealey's daughter.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

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