A Star Like Jesse Owens
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Matthew is a young African-American boy who dreams of becoming an Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens. There’s one big problem, though Matthew has asthma, which makes it hard for him to run. When his journalist father is assigned to cover the 1936 Olympics in Germany, Matthew jumps at the chance tag along. He has never been out of Ohio before, let alone to Europe. Will Owens’s amazing Olympic victories inspire Matthew in his own chosen career?
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Nikki Shannon Smith is from Oakland, California, but she now lives in the Central Valley with her husband and two children. She has worked in Elementary Education for over twenty-five years, and writes everything from picture books to young adult novels. When she’s not busy with family, work, or writing, she loves to visit the coast. The first thing she packs in her suitcase is always a book.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781496598615
- Publication Date
- August 1, 2020
- Publisher
- Capstone Press
- Original Publication Date
- August 1, 2020
- Page Count
- 72
- Word Count
- 5766
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 8 - 11 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2020021478
- Lexile® Level
- 620L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.3
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 509706
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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