The Stone Thrower

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, 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.
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 05/10/2016
ISBN: 9781554987528
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 10.30w x 0.40d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 64
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2016
Publishers Weekly 04/25/2016
Foreword 05/26/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 181900 / Stone Thrower
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5