Just Like Jesse Owens

This collection includes two picture book biographies. The first is about Jesse Owens, an Olympic track and field athlete who overcame racism and adversity to win four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The story is told from the perspective of a young boy who idolizes Jesse Owens and learns to face his own challenges with courage and determination. The second book is an oral history from civil rights icon Ambassador Andrew Young and his daughter Paula Young Shelton, about a pivotal day in Andrew's childhood in the 1930s South. This story, illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Gordon C. James, explores race relations and the impact it had on Young's life.