Champion: A Graphic Novel

Champion: A Graphic NovelA high school student whose promising basketball career is in jeopardy discovers the triumphs and hardships of Kareem Abdul Jabbar's life as a social justice advocate in this stunningly illustrated graphic novel. Monk Travers is the star basketball player on his high school team. Confident about his future as an NBA player, he doesnt see the point in caring much about school, let alone his community. But his world is about to changebig time! After

with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans

his chest swells

but the call of the capital city pulls Carlitos across the bay in search of his father

They've finally made it to Freedom's School

Parents are to please make sure all the QUIZ QUESTIONS in this book is well understood by any children reading this book

Just make sure you don’t get too good at putting monsters to bed—or you might have a BIG problem on your hands

Black Wall Street: From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa's Historic Greenwood District

Readers will love following through several comical reveals until Mabel meets her furry match (not what you might guess

For his friends in Chicago

But when catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbor

He's a student at Music and Arts Academy and a budding comedian

Hope that they will find a place where they can live free from fear