The stone thrower / Jael Ealey Richardson ; pictures by Matt James.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press, 2016Copyright date: [2016]Description: 32 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 24 x 27 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781554987528
- 1554987520
- Ealey, Chuck, 1950- -- Juvenile literature
- Canadian Football League -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Richardson, Jael Ealey, 1980- -- Family -- Juvenile literature
- Football players -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Fathers and daughters -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Quarterbacks (Football) -- Canada -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Sports & Physical Activities | EALEY, C. R523 | Checked out | 05/08/2024 | 33111009768645 | |||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | EALEY, C. R523 | Available | 33111010429849 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The African-American football player Chuck Ealey grew up in a segregated neighborhood of Portsmouth, Ohio. Against all odds, he became an incredible quarterback. But despite his unbeaten record in high school and university, he would never play professional football in the United States.
Chuck Ealey grew up poor in a racially segregated community that was divided from the rest of town by a set of train tracks, but his mother assured him that he wouldn't stay in Portsmouth forever. Education was the way out, and a football scholarship was the way to pay for that education. So despite the racist taunts he faced at all the games he played in high school, Chuck maintained a remarkable level of dedication and determination. And when discrimination followed him to university and beyond, Chuck Ealey remained undefeated.
This inspirational story is told by Chuck Ealey's daughter, author and educator Jael Richardson, with striking and powerful illustrations by award-winning illustrator Matt James.
Describes the childhood of Chuck Ealey, who dreamed of becoming a football quarterback despite the prejudices he faced as an African American.