Bibliograph

Willie O'Ree, the story of the first Black player in the NHL, Nicole Mortillaro

Type

Label

Willie O'Ree, the story of the first Black player in the NHL, Nicole Mortillaro

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

790L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Willie O'Ree

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1037266886

Responsibility statement

Nicole Mortillaro

Series statement

Recordbooks

Sub title

the story of the first Black player in the NHL

Summary

"Like many Canadian children, Willie O'Ree learned to play hockey on an outdoor rink. But there was something that made him stand out from other kids -- he was from one of his town's only two black families. O'Ree was determined to become a professional hockey player, and by his first NHL game, he no longer feared the colour of his skin would hold him back. Although it has been more than fifty years since O'ree broke the colour barrier in the NHL, racism on the rink is still a challenge -- one O'Ree continues to face head-on." -- cover page 4

Target audience

juvenile

Classification