'My Powerful Hair' and 'Contenders' tell stories of Indigenous heritage
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Contenders by Tracy Sorrell and Aragon Star
The 1911 World Series game between the Philly Athletics and New York Giants featured two star players Charles Bender and John Myers both who happened to be Native American. The new picture book Contenders by Tracy Sorrell and Aragon Star tells the often forgotten history of these two groundbreaking baseball players. Author Carol Lindstrom: "There isn't a single stereotype in this book"
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