{"product_id":"charlie-takes-his-shot-nancy-churnin-9780807511282","title":"Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Honor Award, presented by the California Reading Association\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the rules kept Charlie Sifford from playing in the Professional Golf Association, he set out to change them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930's only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of Black tournaments, but he was determined to break the color barrier in the PGA. In 1960 he did, only to face discrimination from hotels that wouldn't rent him rooms and clubs that wouldn't let him use the same locker as the white players. But Sifford kept playing, becoming the first Black golfer to win a PGA tournament and eventually ranking among the greats in golf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Churnin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807511285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807511282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Whitman \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e506941 \/ Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2017 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory","brand":"Nancy Churnin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44042686464255,"sku":"9780807511282","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33190e48-c920-4195-b8b6-8995716256c0.jpg?v=1684962953","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charlie-takes-his-shot-nancy-churnin-9780807511282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}