{"product_id":"follow-chester-gloria-respress-churchwell-9781580898355","title":"Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA little-known civil rights hero and college football MVP finally gets a voice in this fictional account detailing Chester Pierce's game-changing role as the first Black college football player to compete south of the Mason-Dixon Line.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1947, no African American player can play at a southern school; in return, the opposing team benches a player of \"equal talent.\" This historical fiction picture book frames a turbulent time in the civil rights era with the clever use of a football play to show race relations and teamwork. Inspired by a true story, capturing a historic defense against the Jim Crow laws of the South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gloria Respress-Churchwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580898351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580898355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlesbridge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.6\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\u003e508753 \/ Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw","brand":"Gloria Respress-Churchwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046568653055,"sku":"9781580898355","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62f92690-8e0d-4888-91b4-ab8681959a75.jpg?v=1684985287","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/follow-chester-gloria-respress-churchwell-9781580898355","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}