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Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball's all-time-greatest players--an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. One of the first professional African-American players, he inspired others on and off the court. But when traveling for away games, many hotels and restaurants turned Elgin away because he was black. One night, Elgin had enough and staged a one-man protest that captured the attention of the press, the public, and the NBA. Winner of the 2021 Orbis Pictus Award, Above the Rim is a poetic, exquisite telling of the life of an underrecognized athlete and a celebration of standing up for what is right.

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Jen Bryant is the author of picture books, novels, nonfiction, and poems. Her biographical picture book, A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, received a Caldecott Honor Award, and her historical novel in verse, Ringside 1925: Views from the Scopes Trial, is an Oprah Recommended Book. She has taught writing and Children's Literature at West Chester University and Bryn Mawr College, and she gives lectures and workshops throughout the country. Frank Morrison is the illustrator of Out of the Ballpark by Alex Rodriguez, Queen of the Scene by Queen Latifah, and Jazzy Miz Mozetta by Brenda C. Roberts, which was awarded a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.morrisongraphics.com. Cary Hite is an experienced actor and audiobook narrator who has had the pleasure of working with a number of publishing houses. An Earphones award-winner, he currently resides in New York City.

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