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Weatherford, Carole Boston

Racing Against the Odds: The Story of Wendell Scott, Stock Car Racing's African-American Champion

32 pp. | Cavendish | October, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5465-6 $17.99

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Eric A. Velasquez. This effective introduction to the life and career of Wendell Scott, the "first and only black driver ever to win a NASCAR race," reads like an oral history. Weatherford's spirited text aptly captures Scott's passion and determination when faced with racial discrimination. Velasquez's shadowy pastels illustrate the text. An author's note provides additional information; sources are absent.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale