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Game Changer
by John Coy
Illustrator: Randy DuBurke
Ages: 6+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books/Lerner
ISBN: 978-1-4677-2604-7
Keywords: Picture Books for Older Readers, Race Relations, Basketball, Diversity, Sports
In 1944, in segregated North Carolina, white players and black players break the law to play basketball against one another. Muted color illustrations.