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Quarterback hero

by Dean Hughes · 1994

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Eleven-year-old Sterling Malone tries out for quarterback because his father thinks African-Americans need to prove they can be leaders, but Sterling isn't sure he wants to be a leader.

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Audience
childrens
Length
short · 97 pages

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