William Miller is the award-winning author of numerous books for children for Lee & Low. Mr. Miller lives in York, Pennsylvania, where he teaches African American literature and creative writing at York College.
Cedric Lucas is the illustrator of Night Golf and Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery (Lee & Low, 1995). He is also a contributing illustrator to America: My Land, Your Land, Our Land. He teaches art to middle school students in Bronx, NY, and lives in Yonkers, New York, with his wife and their two children.
"The story of James's perseverance to overcome prejudice rings
true." -- School Library Journal "Set in the 1950s, this inspiring
picture book stars an African American boy whose love of golf helps
him rise above the racial prejudice that would keep him off the
links." -- Publishers Weekly "Miller and Lucas gracefully light up
an obscure corner of sports history with this tale of a young
African American finding his way around a racial barrier." --
Kirkus Reviews "Crisply written by William Miller. . . [the]
premise is certainly credible, and is made even stronger when he
frames it with an introduction and epilogue that describe the
plight, and the subsequent advances, of black golfers in the last
100 years. The lessons of perseverance and pragmatism come through
clearly and are nicely underscored by Cedric Lucas's
impressionistic pastel-and-colored-pencil illustrations, which tell
the story simply." -- The New York TimesBest Children's Books of
the Year - Bank Street College of Education
CCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Notable Books for a Global Society - International Literacy
Association (ILA)
Gr 1-3Based on the experiences of African Americans in the late 1950s, this book tells of a young boy who loves golf. The game comes naturally for James, but he is not allowed on the all-white courses. However, his interest in the sport soon leads him to become a caddy, and he is befriended by Charlie, another African American, who has been a caddy for some 20 years. When Charlie observes Jamess passion for the sport, he invites the boy to join him for a round of golfat night, when they can sneak onto the course. With instruction, James hones his skills and eventually gets to display them during the daytime, when he accepts a challenge from one of the club members. Large, pastel and colored-pencil illustrations of average quality are presented in frames throughout the text. While the narrative is heavy-handed at times, the story of Jamess perseverance to overcome prejudice rings true.Tom S. Hurlburt, La Crosse Public Library, WI Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
"The story of James's perseverance to overcome prejudice rings true." -- School Library Journal
"Set in the 1950s, this inspiring picture book stars an African American boy whose love of golf helps him rise above the racial prejudice that would keep him off the links." -- Publishers Weekly
"Miller and Lucas gracefully light up an obscure corner of sports history with this tale of a young African American finding his way around a racial barrier." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Crisply written by William Miller. . . [the] premise is
certainly credible, and is made even stronger when he frames it
with an introduction and epilogue that describe the plight, and the
subsequent advances, of black golfers in the last 100 years. The
lessons of perseverance and pragmatism come through clearly and are
nicely underscored by Cedric Lucas's impressionistic
pastel-and-colored-pencil illustrations, which tell the story
simply." -- The New York TimesNotable Books for a Global Society,
International Literacy Association (ILA)
Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
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