Change the Game by Colin Kaepernick - OPTIONAL

Change the Game by Colin Kaepernick, 144 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL Graphix (Scholastic). 2023. $15 

Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Colin is a senior in high school facing some difficult decisions. He is getting heavily recruited by colleges and Major League Baseball, but he feels that baseball is a white man's sport and his real love is football. Unfortunately, Colin isn't getting any offers to play football and has to decide whether to take the obvious and expected path or stay true to his dreams. 

The art is nice and well done. It was interesting to read about Colin's high school experience. I had no idea he was so good at baseball. Focusing on his high school years makes this a more identifiable read for YA and gives some background for his later decisions. Because I had an advance reader's edition, I have no idea what the nonfiction subject matter will be on the ten pages at the end of the book. Those pages may give it the extra depth that it needs. Colin Kaepernick is Black. 

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