Above the Rim, Jen Bryant
Above the Rim, Jen Bryant
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Above the Rim
How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball

Author: Jen Bryant

Narrator: Cary Hite

Unabridged: 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/20/2021

Synopsis

Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketballs all-time-greatest playersan innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African-American players, he inspired others on and off the court. But when traveling for away games, many hotels and restaurants turned Elgin away because he was black. One night, Elgin had enough and staged a one-man protest that captured the attention of the press, the public, and the NBA. Winner of the 2021 Orbis Pictus Award, Above the Rim is a poetic, exquisite telling of the life of an underrecognized athlete and a celebration of standing up for what is right.

About Jen Bryant

Jen Bryant is the author of picture books, novels, nonfiction, and poems. Her biographical picture book, A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, received a Caldecott Honor Award, and her historical novel in verse, Ringside 1925: Views from the Scopes Trial, is an Oprah Recommended Book. She has taught writing and Children's Literature at West Chester University and Bryn Mawr College, and she gives lectures and workshops throughout the country.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail

Author Jen Bryant, whose many well-regarded picture-book biographies include such titles as The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus and Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille, returns to the form in this exploration of the life of groundbreaking African-American basketball player Elgin Bay......more

Goodreads review by Sunday

NCTE 2021 ORBIS PICTUS AWARD "The WAY he played was so different that people stopped what they were doing and watched." JEN BRYANT'S BRILLIANCE. The phrase "STOPPED WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND WATCHED" reoccurs throughout the book. At first, readers see this phrase in response to Baylor's innovative move......more

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