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001			on1401961752
003			OCoLC
005			20240402155014.0
008			231009s2024 utua b 000 0beng
010			_a 2023043499
040			_aUPB/DLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCF _dOCLCO _dJCX _dPNX _dNFG
019			_a1424864301
020			_a9781639932085 _q(hardback)
020			_a1639932089
035			_a(OCoLC)1401961752 _z(OCoLC)1424864301
042			_apcc
092			_aMISAKA, W. _bI58
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aInouye Huey, Emily, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWat kept playing : _bthe inspiring story of Wataru Misaka and his rise to the NBA / _cwritten by Emily Inouye Huey ; illustrated by Kaye Kang.
263			_a2403
264		1	_aSalt Lake City : _bShadow Mountain, _c2024.
300			_a1 volume (unpaged) : _bcolor illustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_a"This picture book biography about Asian American basketball hero Wataru Misaka will inspire young readers to challenge barriers and dream big. As the child of Japanese immigrants, Wataru "Wat" Misaka often felt like he didn't fully belong in either Japanese or American culture. He was sometimes excluded, treated differently, and bullied, even though he was born in the United States. As he grew up, however, Wat discovered he had a very special talent for playing basketball. Even at just five foot seven, he was unstoppable. After leading his high school team to a state championship, Wat played for the Utah Utes and helped the team win the 1944 NCAA championship. Wat kept playing even as Japanese Americans from the West Coast were sent to incarceration camps for the duration of World War II. Then, after two years serving in the United States Army, Wat returned to basketball, leading the University of Utah to Madison Square Garden and winning another national championship. The cheering crowd recognized Wat the way he wanted to be seen-as a person who was both Japanese and American and an amazing basketball player. Talent scouts from the New York Knicks were so impressed, they drafted Wat to their team. Wat's undeniable talent changed history as he became the first person of color to play in the NBA. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
521			_aAges 3-8 _bShadow Mountain.
521			_aGrades 2-3 _bShadow Mountain.
600	1	0	_aMisaka, Wat _vJuvenile literature.
650		0	_aBasketball players _xBiography _vJuvenile literature.
650		0	_aAsian American athletes _xBiography _vJuvenile literature.
655		7	_aBiographies. _2lcgft _9870
700	1		_aKang, Kaye, _eillustrator.
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c383345 _d383345