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?.
year: 2021
call number/section: 1000
subjects: owens, jesse, 1913-1980, fiction, african americans, fiction, racism, track and field, germany, fiction, juvenile fiction, olympic games, (11th, 1936, berlin, germany), juvenile fiction, fiction, (1936, juvenile fiction, track athletics, interactive multimedia, history, 1933-1945, juvenile fiction, sports fiction, historical fiction, interactive multimedia
Editions
Smith, Nikki Shannon
Stone Arch Books (2021)
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?.
Schools: 5
Smith, Nikki Shannon
"Matthew, a young African American with asthma who dreams of becoming an Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens, accompanies his journalist father to the 1936 Olympics in Germany"--OCLC.
Schools: 0