Strong Inside: The True Story of How Perry Wallace Broke College Basketball's Color Line, Young Readers Edition
by Andrew Maraniss
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Sports
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2017
Word Count 46,279
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1170L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 186511
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Physical Education
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Vanderbilt University--Basketball--History
- Basketball players--United States--Biography
- Racism in sports--Southern States--History--20th century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- Vanderbilt Commodores (Basketball team)--History
- Wallace, Perry (Law professor)
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Southern States--Race relations
- Civil rights--Southern States--History--20th century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2019
Biography Selection, 2019
Recent Book Award Winners & Honorees
Biography Selection, 2019
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Sports Selection, 2017
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