Name: Our White Boy
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Author: Jerry Craft
ISBN: 9781682830321

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jerry Craft

With

Kathleen Sullivan

Publisher

Texas Tech University Press

Language

English

Pages

242

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781682830321

Synopsis "Our White Boy"

At the outset of summer break in 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft had no more enticing options than to stay home and help on the family ranch--so the telephoned offer to play for a semipro baseball club he'd never heard of came as a welcome surprise. But Craft was in for an even bigger surprise when he reported for tryout and discovered he'd been recruited for the West Texas Colored League. Wichita Falls/Graham Stars manager Carl Sedberry persuaded Craft to put aside his misgivings and pitch for the Stars. Despite the derision of black teammates, fans, and opponents, and his own trepidation, "that white boy" took the mound to close a rousing victory in his first game. At home and on the road in segregated Texas, Craft saw discrimination firsthand and from every side. Yet out of his two seasons with the Stars comes an unlikely story of respect, character, humor, and ultimately friendship as the teammates pulled together to succeed in a game they loved.

Jerry Craft

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Jerry Craft is a renowned American author and illustrator, born on January 22, 1963 in New York. He is especially known for his comic strip "Mama's Boyz" (1990-2013). In 2019, Craft published the graphic novel "New Kid", which in 2020 became the first comic to win the prestigious Newbery Medal, awarded to the most distinguished contribution to children's literature. Additionally, "New Kid" received the Coretta Scott King Award for outstanding author and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature in 2019. Among his other notable works are "Class Act" (2020) and "School Trip" (2023), both graphic novels that continue to explore themes of diversity and adaptation in school settings.

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