Kneel /
Buford, Candace
Kneel / Kneel : justice is a team sport Candace Buford. - 311 pages ; 22 cm
"Justice is a team sport" -- cover.
When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Russell Boudreaux kneels during the national anthem in an effort to fight for justice and, in an instant, falls from local stardom to become a target of hatred. For guys like Russell Boudreaux, football is the only way out of their small Louisiana town. As the team's varsity tight end, Rus has a singular goal: to get a scholarship and play on the national stage. When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Rus faces an impossible choice: speak up or live in fear. Desperate for change, Rus kneels during the national anthem. In one instant, he falls from local stardom and becomes a target for hatred. With the help of his best friend and an unlikely ally, Rus will fight for his dreams, and for justice. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book
9781335402516 1335402519
Racism--Juvenile fiction.
Justice--Juvenile fiction.
African American football players--Juvenile fiction.
Football stories
High school athletes--Fiction.
Racism--Fiction.
Justice--Fiction.
African American football players--Fiction.
Louisiana--Fiction
Young adult fiction.
Sports fiction
Social problem fiction
Novels
PZ7.1.B845 / Wh 2021
[Fic]
Kneel / Kneel : justice is a team sport Candace Buford. - 311 pages ; 22 cm
"Justice is a team sport" -- cover.
When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Russell Boudreaux kneels during the national anthem in an effort to fight for justice and, in an instant, falls from local stardom to become a target of hatred. For guys like Russell Boudreaux, football is the only way out of their small Louisiana town. As the team's varsity tight end, Rus has a singular goal: to get a scholarship and play on the national stage. When his best friend is unfairly arrested and kicked off the team, Rus faces an impossible choice: speak up or live in fear. Desperate for change, Rus kneels during the national anthem. In one instant, he falls from local stardom and becomes a target for hatred. With the help of his best friend and an unlikely ally, Rus will fight for his dreams, and for justice. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book
9781335402516 1335402519
Racism--Juvenile fiction.
Justice--Juvenile fiction.
African American football players--Juvenile fiction.
Football stories
High school athletes--Fiction.
Racism--Fiction.
Justice--Fiction.
African American football players--Fiction.
Louisiana--Fiction
Young adult fiction.
Sports fiction
Social problem fiction
Novels
PZ7.1.B845 / Wh 2021
[Fic]