John Coy

Game Changer: John Mclendon and the Secret Game John Coy

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: When they piled into cars and drove through Durham, North Carolina, the members of the Duke University Medical School basketball team only knew that they were going somewhere to play basketball. They didn't know whom they would play against. But when they came face to face with their opponents, they quickly realized this secret game was going to make history. Discover the true story of how in 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret game between the best players from a white college and his team from the North Carolina College of Negroes. At a time of widespread segregation and rampant racism, this illegal gathering changed the sport of basketball forever. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015 (EAN 9781467726047, Hardcover) School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 117 (EAN 9781467726047, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 08/17/2015 (EAN 9781467726047, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 09/01/2015 pg. 98 (EAN 9781467726047, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  Coy, John John Coy has written several books for children, including "Top of the Order" and "Love of the Game". He spends much of his time as a writer-in-residence at elementary schools. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Contributor Bio:  DuBurke, Randy Randy DuBurke is a full-time artist, whose work has appeared in books for young readers, DC and Marvel comics, The New York Times, and MAD magazine. A native of Brooklyn, New York, DuBurke now lives in Switzerland with his wife and their two sons.