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Strong Inside

by Andrew Maraniss
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The inspirational true story of the first African American to play college basketball in the deeply segregated Southeastern Conference—a powerful moment in Black history.
Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites to learn side by side. A week after Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, Wallace enrolled in high school and his sensational jumping, dunking, and rebounding abilities quickly earned him the attention of college basketball recruiters from top schools across the nation. In his senior year his Pearl High School basketball team won Tennessee's first racially-integrated state tournament.
The world seemed to be opening up at just the right time, and when Vanderbilt University recruited Wallace to play basketball, he courageously accepted the assignment to desegregate the Southeastern Conference. The hateful experiences he would endure on campus and in the hostile gymnasiums of the Deep South turned out to be the stuff of nightmares. Yet Wallace persisted, endured, and met this unthinkable challenge head on. This insightful biography digs deep beneath the surface to reveal a complicated, profound, and inspiring story of an athlete turned civil rights trailblazer.
Praise for Strong Inside
★ "This moving biography is thought-provoking, riveting and heart-wrenching, though it remains hopeful as it takes readers into the midst of the basketball and civil rights action."—Booklist, STARRED review
"This portrait of the fortitude of a young athlete will make a huge impact on teens and is guaranteed to spark serious discussion."—School Library Journal
“Even if you’re not a history buff, this important story is worth your time.”—Sports Illustrated Kids

"A fascinating, very personal account of the effect that the civil rights movement had on one individual. . . a must purchase for any middle school or high school library."—Miss Yingling Reads
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Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Edition: Young Readers

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781524737269
  • Release date: December 20, 2016

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781524737269
  • File size: 16405 KB
  • Release date: December 20, 2016

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781524737269
  • File size: 17004 KB
  • Release date: December 20, 2016
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subjects

Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Sociology Sports & Recreations

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:7.9
Lexile® Measure:1170
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:6-9

The inspirational true story of the first African American to play college basketball in the deeply segregated Southeastern Conference—a powerful moment in Black history.
Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites to learn side by side. A week after Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, Wallace enrolled in high school and his sensational jumping, dunking, and rebounding abilities quickly earned him the attention of college basketball recruiters from top schools across the nation. In his senior year his Pearl High School basketball team won Tennessee's first racially-integrated state tournament.
The world seemed to be opening up at just the right time, and when Vanderbilt University recruited Wallace to play basketball, he courageously accepted the assignment to desegregate the Southeastern Conference. The hateful experiences he would endure on campus and in the hostile gymnasiums of the Deep South turned out to be the stuff of nightmares. Yet Wallace persisted, endured, and met this unthinkable challenge head on. This insightful biography digs deep beneath the surface to reveal a complicated, profound, and inspiring story of an athlete turned civil rights trailblazer.
Praise for Strong Inside
★ "This moving biography is thought-provoking, riveting and heart-wrenching, though it remains hopeful as it takes readers into the midst of the basketball and civil rights action."—Booklist, STARRED review
"This portrait of the fortitude of a young athlete will make a huge impact on teens and is guaranteed to spark serious discussion."—School Library Journal
“Even if you’re not a history buff, this important story is worth your time.”—Sports Illustrated Kids

"A fascinating, very personal account of the effect that the civil rights movement had on one individual. . . a must purchase for any middle school or high school library."—Miss Yingling Reads
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Juvenile Nonfiction Sociology Sports & Recreations
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Penguin Young Readers Group
    Edition:
    Young Readers

    Kindle Book
    ISBN: 9781524737269
    Release date: December 20, 2016

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781524737269
    File size: 16405 KB
    Release date: December 20, 2016

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781524737269
    File size: 17004 KB
    Release date: December 20, 2016

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 7.9
    Lexile® Measure: 1170
    Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    Text Difficulty: 6-9
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