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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 »

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 »

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!