{"product_id":"9780374306120","title":"Attucks! : Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAttucks!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Phillip Hoose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNYPL Best Book for Teens of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2018 Booklist Youth Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Kirkus Reviews Best YA Nonfiction Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALSC Notable Children's Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe true story of the all-black high school basketball team that broke the color barrier in segregated 1950s Indiana, masterfully told by National Book Award winner Phil Hoose.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy winning the state high school basketball championship in 1955, ten teens from an Indianapolis school meant to be the centerpiece of racially segregated education in the state shattered the myth of their inferiority. Their brilliant coach had fashioned an unbeatable team from a group of boys born in the South and raised in poverty. Anchored by the astonishing Oscar Robertson, a future college and NBA star, the Crispus Attucks Tigers went down in history as the first state champions from Indianapolis and the first all-black team in U.S. history to win a racially open championship tournament—an integration they had forced with their on-court prowess.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            From native Hoosier and award-winning author Phillip Hoose comes this true story of a team up against impossible odds, making a difference when it mattered most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hoose does a brilliant job of portraying the surrounding historical context, exploring the migration of black families from the South to Indiana, showing how Jim Crow practices were just as present in the North as in the South, and describing the deep groundswell of support for basketball in Indiana. . ..\u003ci\u003eAttucks!\u003c\/i\u003e doesn't pretend that we've outlived the racism of the American past, all the while showing readers how being grounded in one's self-worth and committed to the pursuit of excellence can have a lasting impact on a community. A powerful, awe-inspiring basketball-driven history.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Excessively readable, this should appeal to sports fans and those looking for a good book about the civil rights era. Exemplary notes and sources will push readers—adults included—to learn even more.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The evolving fast-break style of play, the local rivalries, and the sheer prowess of individual players guarantee a compelling read, but the story of how a mini dynasty of high school players turned the tables on segregationists extends interest beyond sports fans. . .When kids think they’ve reached the end of their civil rights era education, hand them this.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hoose balances this exposé of basketball’s racist history with thrilling game accounts, character insight, and great sympathy.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With sharp insight and an engaging writing style, the author relates how high school basketball engulfed the way of life in different Indiana communities and was instrumental in dismantling parts of segregation. Numerous black-and-white photos and newspaper articles supplement this exceedingly engaging work. . .A great purchase for YA nonfiction collections.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hoose demonstrates how young people can affect history. . .[A] thought-provoking volume.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fresh, revelatory look at a familiar story that is central to understanding Indianapolis.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Indianapolis Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I’d always been a fan of Oscar Robertson, arguably the best basketball player of the twentieth century, but until I read \u003ci\u003eAttucks!\u003c\/i\u003e—the thrilling, moving, enlightening story of his roots in deeply segregated Indianapolis—I had no idea of how important a life he had led.” —Robert Lipsyte, author of \u003ci\u003eSportsWorld: An American Dreamland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374306120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40678648348878,"sku":"9780374306120","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374306120","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}