Follow Chester!: A College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History
Author: Respress-Churchwell, Gloria
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
3.6
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
954
Points per Word
0.000524
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
This historical fiction book frames a turbulent time in the civil rights era with the clever use of a football play to show race relations and teamwork. Inspired by a true story, capturing a historic defense against the Jim Crow laws of the South.