Night Golf - Hardcover

Miller, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1880000792 ISBN 13: 9781880000793

Publisher: Lee & Low Books, 2002

Synopsis

Due to the color of his skin, a young black boy is not permitted to play golf at the town's only course, so his friend tells him about a secret the other caddyies share, and soon he is playing along side them in the dark of the night.

About this title

About the Author:

William Miller is the award-winning author of numerous books for children for LEE & LOW (see full list to the right). Mr. Miller lives in York, Pennsylvania, where he teaches African American literature and creative writing at York College.

Cedric Lucas is the illustrator of Night Golf and Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery (Lee & Low, 1995). He is also a contributing illustrator to America: My Land, Your Land, Our Land. He teaches art to middle school students in Bronx, NY, and lives in Yonkers, New York, with his wife and their two children.

From Publishers Weekly:

Set in the 1950s, this inspiring picture book stars an African-American boy whose love of golf helps him rise above the racial prejudice that would keep him off the links. When young James discovers a rusty, cast-off golf club in the trash, nothing matches "how good the club felt in his hand." But the town's only golf course is open exclusively to white men. Longing to be near the game even if he can't play it, James takes a job as a caddy. As he lugs golf bags, the boy forges a bond with wise African-American caddy Charlie, who introduces him to "night golf," a way to play the courseAand perfect their gameAafter hours. James's games of night golf pay off when one day he's asked to prove his athletic prowess to a pair of white golfers. In his hefty but well-paced text, Miller (Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree) draws a smooth parallel between the old-boys'-club world of golf and racial prejudice. James's frustration is nearly palpable as he watches others enjoy his dream game while he silently stands by, and his ultimate success will surely gratify readers. Lucas's (Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery) creamy, textured pastel-and-colored-pencil compositions shift from hazy sunshine to shadowy moonlight with ease. His portraits of James clearly convey all the boy's determination. A timeline of notable achievements by African-American golfers rounds out the uplifting story. Ages 6-up. (May)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1880000792
• ISBN 13: 9781880000793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32