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Phillip Hoose Calls for Renaming of Indiana Award
Read Phillip Hoose’s full editorial in the Indianapolis Star on renaming the Trester Award. “Now, at a moment in our national life when we examine racism more closely than ever, the Trester Award has become our statue of a Confederate general. It should be renamed. . Here’s an idea: How about the Raymond P. Crowe… Read more »
Phillip Hoose & Attucks Win the Indiana Authors Award
Speedway, Indiana born and raised, author Phillip Hoose has been honored with his home state’s highest literary prize. The Indiana Authors Awards chose to honor Phil for his Indianapolis story, Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City. With Attucks!, Phillip Hoose shines a spotlight on the Indianapolis school who won the… Read more »
Storyteller’s Thread Podcast: Hoose on Nonfiction Writing & Youth Activism
Award winning author Phillip Hoose reflects on the challenge of writing nonfiction for young readers and his interest in youth activism for the Storyteller’s Thread Podcast. The Storyteller’s Thread · Phillip Hoose
Claudette Colvin Named as One of TIME’s 100 Women of the Year
Claudette Colvin, profiled in the award-winning biography, has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Women of the Year! Read about her and other “Bus Riders” HERE. For 72 years, TIME named a Man of the Year. With a few exceptions, it was almost always a man, usually a President or a Prime Minister or… Read more »
Attucks Civil Rights Statement
E.J. Bryan of Indianapolis Monthly recently interviewed author Phillip Hoose about his book Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City. Bryan asked Hoose what he hoped readers took away from the book. “How much kids, young people, and teens contributed to success in the Civil Rights movement. Oscar Robertson was 16… Read more »
Claudette Colvin Day: Frustrated Rebel
In 2017, the city of Montgomery declared March 2, Claudette Colvin Day. In an excellent article by Melissa Brown for the Montgomery Advertiser, the city looks back on Claudette’s heroic act. “I didn’t get up and stand up. I just sat there. When people ask me why I didn’t get up and move, I tell… Read more »
Children’s Moral Authority
Author Karen Leggett explores, “Why children have such powerful moral authority,” in an article for the Washington Post. “There is also the dogged persistence of kids, from school age to college age. That persistence can be endearing in children, but it’s rarely even feasible for adults. Even politically committed adults typically have to return to… Read more »
Attucks Taking the Court for Indiana
Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City has been chosen by the state of Indiana to represent the state’s literature at the 2019 National Book Festival in DC. Books selected by each state become a part of the Library of Congress Young Readers Center collection. Look for Attucks! in the Great… Read more »
Attucks Gets a Blue Ribbon
Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City is proud to have been honored with a Blue Ribbon from the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books. Discover other great titles on the full list of honorees!