A Star Like Jesse Owens
by Smith, Nikki Shannon
Series:Smithsonian Historical Fiction
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AR Book Level
4.3
AR Points
1
Word Count
5,766
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
509706 EN
About this book
Matthew, a young African American with asthma, dreams of becoming an Olympic runner like his hero, Jesse Owens. He accompanies his journalist father to the 1936 Olympics in Germany. Text contains themes of racial inequality and discrimination.